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

Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.

In quietness the soul expands.

We are all afraid to say too much, to feel too deeply, to let people know what they mean to us.

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

Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it.

Risk something or forever sit with your dreams.

What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be.

Compassion is one of the purest springs of love.

You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.

There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself.

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