People in Ember rarely threw anything away. They made the best possible use of what they had.
A stranger may find beauty in you yet.
A man of sixty has spent twenty years in bed and over three years in eating.
Any day above ground is a good day. Before you complain about anything, be thankful for your life and the things that are still going well.
Manners and politeness will never become old-fashioned.
Self-leaders are still true leaders even if they have no known followers. True leaders inspire by the influence of their characters and general self-made brands. Leadership is defined by the virtues o...
Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.
By drinking, a boy acts like a man. After drinking, many a man acts like a boy.
The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.
The sorrow for the dead is the only sorrow from which we refuse to be divorced. Every other wound we seek to heal - every other affliction to forget; but this wound we consider it a duty to keep open...
I used to wonder if it was God's plan that I should be alone for so much of my life. But I found peace. I found happiness within people and the world.