I like to think that weโre not defined by what happens to usโฆbecause so many times theyโre beyond our control. I like to think that weโre defined by our choices and our decisions.
Elizabeth SmartYesterday from my office window I saw a crippled girl negotiating her way across the street, her shoulders squarely braced. At each jerky movement her hair flew back like an annunciatory angel, and I saw she was the only dancer on the street.
Elizabeth SmartThe long days seduce all thought away, and we lie like the lizards in the sun, postponing our lives indefinitely.
Elizabeth SmartIt's not what happens to us that defines us. It's what we choose to do with what happens to us that defines us.
Elizabeth Smart