When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.

My dark days made me strong. Or maybe I already was strong, and they made me prove it.

I would rather walk with a friend in the dark than walk alone in the light.

Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.

Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.

I can't give you a recipe for success, but I can give you a recipe for failure: try to please everybody.

Resilience — the ability to brush off pain.

Forgiveness … is a gift of high value. Yet its cost is nothing.

If you need something from somebody, always give that person a way to hand it to you.

My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully, and yell for help if you need it.

Attention is a moral act: It creates, brings aspects of things into being.

Love... is the honoring of others in a way that grants them the grace of their own autonomy.