My center is giving way, my right is pushed back, my left is wavering. The situation is excellent. I shall attack!

A candle loses nothing of its light by lighting another candle.

Hope cherishes no illusions, nor does it yield to cynicism.

It is so often true that whether a person carries with him an atmosphere of gloom and depression or one of confidence and courage depends on his individual outlook.

Hope lights a candle instead of cursing the darkness.

Hope regards problems, small or large, as opportunities.

Hope discovers what can be done instead of grumbling about what cannot.

Hope opens doors where despair closes them.

Hope puts up with modest gains, realizing that the longest journey starts with one step.

As she read the ten commandments for the first time, a Chinese woman said, "I don't see how anyone can very well get on without them."

Ever since I could read, I’ve wanted to write a book. I never thought I had anything to write about. Maybe you don’t think this is worth writing about. But this book isn’t for you. It’s for me.

Take deliberate steps to retrain your brain and turn your inner critic into an enthusiastic, devoted fan.

The kernel of truth sank into the fertile soil of [her] imagination, possibilities for a happy resolution suggesting themselves in vague flashes of potential and promise...

To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.

It's sort of a mental attitude about critical thinking and curiosity. It's about mindset of looking at the world in a playful and curious and creative way.

Our individual lives cannot, generally, be works of art unless the social order is also.

Practice in tranquility.

Sometimes a certain innocence is good, but not about yourself.

I think it is an important question of our lives - what is the meaning of literature to us as humans.

Willa?" "Yes" "It's morning and I still love you.