Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down.
Any transition serious enough to alter your definition of self will require not just small adjustments in your way of living and thinking but a full-on metamorphosis.
Sooner or later, we've got to work at it, no matter how many other careers we've had or wanted.
Life is a great big canvas; throw all the paint on it you can.
Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.
I stand in awe of my body.