But it’s a million times nicer to be Anne of Green Gables than Anne of nowhere in particular, isn’t it?
There is no absurdity so palpable but that it may be firmly planted in the human head if you only begin to inculcate it before the age of five, by constantly repeating it with an air of great solemnit...
Proportions are what makes the old Greek temples classic in their beauty. They are like huge blocks, from which the air has been literally hewn out between the columns.
For the grateful, there is no room for disappointment; Each moment offers life.
How is it possible that suffering that is neither my own nor of my concern should immediately affect me as though it were my own, and with such force that is moves me to action?
Forgiveness requires a sense that bad behaviour is a sign of suffering rather than malice.
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.
Jon smiled at him. I'm sorry about your wrist. Robb used the same move on me once, only with a wooden blade. It hurt like seven hells, but yours must be worse. Look, if you want, I can show you how to...
The truth no matter how hard it is to bear, must be accepted and confronted head on because it is real. Businesses and people who accept truth soar.
It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken.
I find no importance in showing others that I am happy; it's not important to me that they know or think that I am happy but what is important to me is that I am happy. I am interested in being happy,...