Everything, absolutely everything on this earth makes sense, and even the smallest things are worthy of our consideration.

Mari remembered what she had read in the young girl's eyes the moment she had come into the refectory: fear. Fear. Veronika might feel insecurity, shyness, shame, constraint, but why fear? That was only justifiable when confronted by a real threat: ferocious animals, armed attackers, earthquakes, but not a group of people gathered together in a refectory. But human beings are like that,' she thought. 'We've replaced nearly all our emotions with fear.

If you only walk on sunny days you'll never reach your destination.

fanaticism is the only way to put an end to the doubts that constantly trouble the human soul.

We need to clear our minds of bad thoughts.

I cannot lose the one thing that keeps me alive : hope -

Only children believe they're capable of everything.