The world is much larger than I once dreamed, or perhaps my place in it is smaller than I once realized.

Never accept the proposition that just because a solution satisfies a problem, that it must be the only solution.

Some loves come unbidden like winds from the sea, and others grow from the seeds of friendship.

Dolgan: ’Tis a wise thing to know what is wanted, and wiser still to know when ‘tis achieved. Rhuagh: True. And still wiser to know when it is unachievable, for then striving is folly.

Every person you encounter, whom you interact with, is there to teach you something. Sometimes it may be years before you realize what each had to show you.

You can't succeed unless you're willing to risk failure

There are many ways to love someone. Sometimes we want love so much, we're not too choosy about who we love. Other times, we make love such a pure and noble thing, no poor human can ever meet our vision. But for the most part, love is a recognition, an opportunity to say, "There is something about you I cherish." It doesn't entail marriage, or even physical love. There's love of parents, love of city or nation, love of life, and love of people. All different, all love.