Life is always uncertain,'he said with a shrug. 'We cannot let the fear of what might happen stop us living as we choose.

But life, if nothing else, had taught her promises weren't always to be counted on, and what appeared at first a shining chance might end in bitter disappointment.

The past can teach us, nurture us, but it cannot sustain us. The essence of life is change, and we must move ever forward or the soul will wither and die.

Ye'll never best your fears until ye face them

A grieving person's like a person treading in deep water--if they've nothing to hold on to, they lose hope. They slide right under.

Hope rarely enters into it. 'Tis action moves the world.

So, you see, my heart is held forever by this place," she said. "I cannot leave.

Whatever time we have," he said, "it will be time enough.

Tis never the place, but the people one shares it with who are the cause of our happiest memories.

The world becomes a wider place, with but a little learning.

These are your beautiful days, Julia Beckett," he promised softly.

We live in an unpredictable society where anything or anyone can go wrong”.

Theology is simply that part of religion that requires brains.

Finally, I decided that the proper strategy was to stare back. Boys do not have a monopoly on the Staring Business.

Love is the occupation of the idle man, the amusement of a busy one, and the shipwreck of a sovereign.

If you do anything well, gratitude is lighter than a feather; if you give offense in anything, people's wrath is as heavy as lead.

I found out that many of our Catholics simply don't know what the church teaches, and why, on a lot of issues, and therefore are saying things that they think are okay. They simply don't know.

I have achieved everything through either hard work or luck.

Everybody thinks they are right

It reminds me why I chose Dauntless in the first place: not because they are perfect, but because they are alive. Because they are free.

If art depended on content, then one painting of an apple would be as good as the next one.