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

It isn't a sadness, but a joy, that we don't do the same things for the length of our lives.

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

The transformation of the heart is a wondrous thing, no matter how you land there.

In all things it is better to hope than to despair.

We are all of us obliged... to nurse a few little follies in ourselves.

It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.

You will never get any more out of life than you expect.

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.

To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's.

Live for each second without hesitation.

The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.