True courage, in the face of almost certain death, is the rarest quality on earth.
That is the mysterious thing about tragedy- it often strikes at the happiest moment.
What you wish for, what you most hope for - that is your greatest illusion.
I would look up at the moon and see that it was not the smooth orb we had all believed, but a pitted and scarred world with no air.
Truly it it not the tragedies that destroy us, but the memories of them.
Krishna was once asked what was the most miraculous thing in all creation, and he replied, "That a man should wake each morning and believe deep in his heart that he will live forever, even though he knows that he is doomed.