Neither love nor terror makes one blind: indifference makes one blind.

The older I get, the greater power I seem to have to help the world.

My life is full of mistakes. They’re like pebbles that make a good road.

All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.

"Enough" is a feast.

In quietness the soul expands.

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.

Every noble work is at first impossible.

Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses, and disappointments.

There is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.

Tolerance, like any aspect of peace, is forever a work in progress.