As long as in love there is "you" and "me," love is not fully kindled.

Stand through life firm as a rock in the sea, undisturbed and unmoved by its ever-rising waves

Some people look for a beautiful place, others make a place beautiful.

Each human personality is like a piece of music, having an individual tone and a rhythm of its own.

Our virtues are made by love, and our sins are caused by the lack of it.

The words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels.

When we pay attention to nature's music, we find that everything on the Earth contributes to its harmony.

When I open my eyes to the outer world I feel myself as a drop in the sea. But when I close my eyes and look within, I see the whole universe as a bubble raised in the ocean of my heart.

Love is the merchandise which all the world demands; if you store it in your heart, every soul will become your customer.

Everything in life is speaking in spite of it's apparent silence.

God breaks the heart again and again and again until it stays open.

Without judgments life loses its hierarchical quality of being a choice between preferences and by losing that, it loses it's savor.

Wait.” Stefan’s voice was hard suddenly. Bonnie and Elena turned back and froze, embracing each other, trembling. “What is your—your father—going to do to you when he finds out that you allowed th

From beginning to end, we are all alone.

Give me the death of my soul. Intoxicate me with self-love.

Grandma told me Mama was once caught by the Principal for writing in the front of her book, "In Case of Fire, Throw This in First." I have never had so much respect for Mama as the day I heard this.

I hate having people sit in on meetings.

Unjust I may have been, weak and resentful I have been, but never inconstant.

Love demands effort and a personal commitment to the will of God.

Talent without craft is like fuel without an engine, it burns wildly but accomplishes nothing.

Fundamentally, you can never be someone else. You can only be less of who you are.