We can't choose our lives, but we can DECIDE what to do with the joys or griefs we're given.

Every search begins with beginner’s luck. And every search ends with the victor’s being severely tested.

All love stories are the same.

When we can do nothing else, we can still love, without expecting any reward or change or gratitude.

How can we be so arrogant? The planet is, was, and always will be stronger than us. We can't destroy it; if we overstep the mark, the planet will simply erase us from its surface and carry on existing. Why don't they start talking about not letting the planet destroy us?

We are what we believe ourselves to be

But human beings are like that, she thought. We've replaced nearly all our emotions with fear.