To love someone is to identify with them.

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.

Adventure is worthwhile.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

Be a free thinker and don't accept everything you hear as truth. Be critical and evaluate what you believe in.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.

Ah, well, when you explain it like that, it seems obvious, " said Mudge. "Of course, it always seems obvious once it's been explained.

Revenge! The stupidest motive on earth, just an attempt to change history.

The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.

Anne Lamott’s priest friend Tom, how to get through: "Left foot, right foot, left foot, breathe," he said. "Right foot, left foot, right foot, breathe." Salon April 25, 2003

Loathesome I am, and evil. You can mock me for that. But leave my pain alone!

I want to always make sure I'm in good hands.

Have compassion for everyone you meet, even if they don’t want it.

No harmony. No melody. No rhythm. No bullshit.

I started selling corn dogs, ended up in the music industry. That's how it all started.

Without elegance of the heart, there is no elegance.