And although she was sometimes dissatisfied with herself, she felt unable to go beyond her own limitations. Books were safer.

I've met a man and fallen in love with him. I allowed myself to fall in love for one simple reason: I'm not expecting anything to come of it. I know that, in three months' time, I'll be far away and he'll be just a memory, but I couldn't stand living without love any longer; I had reached my limit.

Outer beauty is inner beauty made visible.

If you conquer yourself, then you conquer the world

And, when you can't go back, you have to worry only about the best way of moving forward.

If there is suffering, then it's best to accept it, because it won't go away just because you pretend it's not there. If there is joy, then it's best to accept that too, even though you're afraid it might end one day.

He has done things that caused me to doubt His wisdom, but never His existence.