It is only after the deepest darkness that the greatest joy can come.

Human beings must always be on the watch for the coming of wonders.

I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention… To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.

It's more difficult to be simple, and it's easier to be more complicated.

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

I found my place when I stopped looking for it.

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

Resilience — the ability to brush off pain.

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

Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play.

Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.

The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.