One's life story cannot be told with complete veracity. A true autobiography would have to be written in states of mind, emotions, heartbeats, smiles and tears; not in months and years, or physical events. Life is marked off on the soul by feelings, not by dates.

I believe humility is a virtue, but I prefer not to use it unless it is absolutely necessary.

Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long in disappointment and bitterness at the closed door that we do not expectantly look for and therefore see with pleasure and gratitude the one which has been opened for us.

Speech is the birthright of every child. It is the deaf child's one fair chance to keep in touch with his fellows.

Better to be blind and see with your heart, than to have two good eyes and see nothing.

Great poetry needs no interpreter other than a responsive heart.