I am near fourteen and have never yet seen a hanging. My life is barren.

. . . . I cannot escape my life but can only use my determination and courage to make it the best I can.

A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm.

The pen is mightier than the sword.

I saw clearly how those who saved the state so heroically and courageously in the War of Independence would be capable of bringing a catastrophe upon it if they are given the chance in normal times.

So I had this completely unrealistic idea of what America was — but I wanted to be there.

The true but rare runner's high is a zone that we enter when everything seems to click perfectly, when time stands still, and when we can run almost without effort.

Standing in front of a fake mountain with fake snow falling and seven girls dressed as Santarettes will stay in my memory.

Fashion, which elevates the bad to the level of the good, subsequently turns its back on bad and good alike.

In prosperity prepare for a change; in adversity hope for one.

True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher.

I saw myself as Joan of Arc.