The sun doesn't determine the brightness of the day, you do.

This really is my life's work, to go where there is suffering.

The gardener knows how to turn garbage into compost. Therefore our anger, sadness, and fear is the best compost for our compassion.

A true friend sticks with you through thick and thin no matter what.

I have been shown in darkness, light [and] have learned that, even in prison, one can be free.

I have been shown in darkness, light, and have learned that even in prison, one can be free. I am grateful. I have come to see that there is good in every situation, sometimes we just have to look for it.

I find God in the suffering eyes reflected in mine. If this is how you are revealed to me, this is how I will forever seek you.