Patience and tenacity of purpose are worth more than twice their weight of cleverness.

If it is true for you, it is true for someone else, and you are no longer alone.

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

Admire as much as you can, most people don't admire enough.

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

I found my place when I stopped looking for it.

Love... is the honoring of others in a way that grants them the grace of their own autonomy.

Maybe who we are isn't so much about what we do, but rather what we're capable of when we least expect it.

The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.

The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have.

You must not try to make love definite. It is the divine accident of life.

I would rather walk with a friend in the dark than walk alone in the light.