Love doesn’t just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread.

Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

Do not whine... Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.

Resilience — the ability to brush off pain.

In all our searching, the only thing we’ve found that makes the emptiness bearable is each other.

A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.

I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

Enthusiasm is the great hill-climber.

I do not think it worth while to wait for enjoyment until there is some real opportunity for it.

I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.