All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming.
-Helen Keller
Most people would look at an animal in a cage and instinctively feel that it should be set free. . . . It's a dangerous world out there, filled with predators. . . . What would you prefer? A comfortable, safe, warm, cosy life in a cage, or an uncertain life of freedom.
-Scarlett Thomas
When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth.
-Jess C. Scott
Truly, it is in darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us.
The word “impossible” is only in the mind, and not in the heart.
If we can remain in the heart, there will be no end to our progress.
-Sri Chinmoy
Few people know so clearly what they want. Most people can't even think what to hope for when they throw a penny in a fountain.
-Barbara Kingsolver
Work while you work, play while you play - this is a basic rule of repressive self-discipline.
-Theodor W. Adorno
The difference between love and happiness is that those who talk about love tend to be in love, but those who talk about happiness tend to be not happy.
-Nassim Nicholas Taleb