Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.

I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention… To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.

Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.

My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully, and yell for help if you need it.

From our first babblings to our last word, we make but one statement, and that is our life.

The heart is not like a box that gets filled up; it expands in size the more you love.

Resilience — the ability to brush off pain.

It isn't just talent. You have to have something else. You have to have a kind of nerve.

A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.

Pretend you’re more obsessed with this moment and a little bit less with the way it ends.

Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.

Failure is a greater teacher than success. Listen, learn, go on.