And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.

if a book isn't self-explanatory, then it isn't worth reading.

When every day seems the same, it is because we have stopped noticing the good things that appear in our lives.

Love was the key to understanding all of the mysteries.

Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.

The Lord heareth the prayers of those who ask to put aside hatred. But he is deaf to those who would flee from love.

But when he thought to complain about the burden of its weight, he remembered that, because he had the jacket, he had withstood the cold of the dawn. We have to be prepared for change, he thought, and he was grateful for the jacket's weight and warmth. The jacket had a purpose, and so did the boy.