I think a lot of people who feel as though they desperately want to be married oftentimes simply desperately want to have a wedding.

Faith is belief in what you cannot see or prove or touch. Faith is walking face-first and full-speed into the dark.

the beauty of doing nothing

The more exquisitely and delightfully you can do nothing, the higher your life's achievement.

Of course, we all inevitably work too hard, then we get burned out and have to spend the whole weekend in our pajamas, eating cereal straight out of the box and staring at the TV in a mild coma (which is the opposite of working, yes, but not exactly the same thing as pleasure).

Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You must fight for it, strive for it, and insist upon it.

You are here and you are allowed to be here and therefore you are allowed to make decisions about yourself and the people in your life; rather than sort of backing up and making sure it's okay with everybody at every turn.