What counts is not the things that happen, but what we do with them.

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

Only love can heal the wounds of the past.

Endure, and keep yourselves for days of happiness.

One shouldn't just hope to be treated well: one must insist on it.

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

It’s better to look ahead and prepare, than to look back and regret.

Injustice makes the rules, and courage breaks them.

A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something.

Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.

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

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