And love … love was worth dying for. Worth living for, too.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.

Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.

When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” —

Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.

from under the ground, from under the waters, they clutch at us, they clutch at us, we won’t let go.

I could kill him for her, " Fury offered.Vane cleared his throat."Well, he could have an accident, " Fury tried again. "Humans have those all the time.

And whoever walks a furlong without sympathy walks to his own funeral drest in his shroud.

The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.

You can't sit on the lid of progress. If you do, you will be blown to pieces.

Never give up, never slow down, never grow old and never ever die young.

Sometimes I feel like a vampire

Looking at the past is like lolling in a rocking chair. It is so relaxing and you can rock back and forth on the porch, and never go forward.

For years I wouldn't listen to black metal from anywhere but Norway.

I was more of a weightlifter.