Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence.

Dismiss whatever insults your own soul.

The best friend is he that, when he wishes a person's good, wishes it for that person's own sake.

Change — real change — comes from the inside out.

Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake.

"Enough" is a feast.

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

Living with regrets is like driving a car that only moves in reverse.

You live out the confusions until they become clear.

I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.