I have been bent and broken, but — I hope — into a better shape.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it.

There’s not a word yet for old friends who’ve just met.

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

It is not enough to know your craft — you have to have feeling.

Take forgiveness slowly. Don't blame yourself for being slow. Peace will come.

There are things that are not sayable. That's why we have art.

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.

Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say.

Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live.

You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

Endure, and keep yourselves for days of happiness.