I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars.
I said to myself, I have things in my head that are not like what anyone has taught me - shapes and ideas so near to me - so natural to my way of being and thinking that it hasn't occurred to me to put them down. I decided to start anew, to strip away what I had been taught.
I feel very strongly that change is good because it stirs up the system.
Sorrow was like the wind. It came in gusts.
One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
I've grown to realize the joy that comes from little victories is preferable to the fun that comes from ease and the pursuit of pleasure.