There's no advantage to hurrying through life.

Boys will be boys. And even that wouldn't matter if only we could prevent girls from being girls.

Don't own so much clutter that you will be relieved to see your house catch fire.

I am not young enough to know everything.

I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it.

Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them

Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding... And could you keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life, your pain would not seem less wondrous than your joy

Life is an ongoing process of choosing between safety (out of fear and need for defense) and risk (for the sake of progress and growth). Make the growth choice a dozen times a day.

No social problem is as universal as the oppression of the child

We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature.

Be thankful that you have a life, and forsake your vain and presumptuous desire for a second one.

I can't wait to figure out what is wrong with me, so I can say this is the way that I used to be.

Unsatisfied desire is in itself more desirable than any other satisfaction.

Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.

The highest manifestation of strength is to keep ourselves calm and on our own feet.

The historian looks backward. In the end he also believes backward.

Living is Easy with Eyes Closed.

I am convinced we do not only love ourselves in others but hate ourselves in others too.

A wise girl kisses but doesn't love, listens but doesn't believe, and leaves before she is left.

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.

We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.