The highest thinkers of the ages, the seers of the tribes and the nations, have been optimists.

There's only one story, the story of your life.

All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming.

I do not mean to object to a thorough knowledge of the famous works we read. I object only to the interminable comments and bewildering criticisms that teach but one thing: there are as many opinions as there are men.

Poetry is the gate through which I enter the land of enchantment. Once inside the flaming wall, my limitations fall from me, and my spirit is free.

What a strange life I lead- a kind of Cinderella-life-half glitter in crystal shoes, half mice and cinders! But it is a wonderful life all the same.

Happiness is like the mountain summit. It is sometimes hidden by clouds, but we know it is there.