You have to fail in order to practice being brave.

The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.

The chief prevention against getting old is to remain astonished.

There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself.

The quality of your life depends quite a bit on the quality of attention you project out onto the world.

Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.

Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.

Learning never exhausts the mind.

Pretend you’re more obsessed with this moment and a little bit less with the way it ends.

It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.

If you look for perfection, you will never be satisfied.

One shouldn't just hope to be treated well: one must insist on it.