There is a difference between a person who is dying and a person who is suicidal. I do not want to die. I am dying.

Having the choice at the end of my life has become incredibly important. It has given me a sense of peace during a time that otherwise would be dominated by fear, uncertainty and pain.

Americans around the country who came forward to make my 'bucket list' dream come true.

To have control of my own mind... to go with dignity is less terryfying. When I look at both options I have to die, I feel this is far more humane.

The reason to consider life and what's of value is to make sure you're not missing out. Seize the day. What's important to you? What do you care about? What matters? Pursue that. Forget the rest.

I believe this choice is ethical, and what makes it ethical is it is a choice.

I'm choosing to suffer less. To put myself and my family through less pain.

Spread good energy. Pay it forward!

I won't live to see the death-with-dignity movement reach critical mass, but I call on you to carry it forward.

If you ever find yourself walking a mile in my shoes, I hope that you would be at least be given the same choice.

It is people who pause to appreciate life and give thanks who are happiest. If we change our thoughts, we change our world! Love and peace to you all.

Maturity gives the best understanding of our human head and heart. Every decision we take seems less important after the results of the action.

What Writing Is: Telepathy, of course.

Mind is the partial side of men; the heart is everything.

I continue to be fascinated by the fact that feelings are not just the shady side of reason but that they help us to reach decisions as well.

It's not that I succeed, it's that everyone else has to fail, horribly, preferably in front of their parents.

I will not fail,' the water bearer's daughter vowed. 'But worse than failing is not to try at all. For then there can be no hope of success.

People are timid. They don't take chances. Naturally, they're bound. They are afraid of the light. They are afraid of their own power. In the land of willpower, anything is possible.

I feel a big obligation to the audience, almost in a moral sense, to say something useful. If I'm going to spend a year of my life on these things, I want something that I feel that strongly about.

It does not matter what happens when we have gone.

A great mind becomes a great fortune.