The ship is safest when it is in port, but that’s not what ships were built for.

Going to a charity tea party and thinking that you've done your bit toward putting an end to social inequity in the world.

I understand that suffering, when it cannot be avoided, is here to help me on my way to my dreams

The day will come when those knocking at the door will see it open; those who ask will receive; those who weep will be consoled.

It's true; life really is generous to those who pursue their destiny

This was freedom; to feel what the heart desired with no thought to the opinion of the rest... She was free, for love liberates.

Blessed are those who do not fear solitude, who are not afraid of their own company, who are not always desperately looking for something to do, something to amuse themselves with, something to judge.