It is only when a person gets into difficulty that one can truly see his heart.

Because it doesn't take much courage to fight when you still believe you can win. What takes real courage is to keep fighting when all hope is gone.

A fight forms a powerful and strange bond between men.

A club hurts the flesh, but evil words hurt the bone.

Only those who have tasted the bitterest of the bitter can become people who stand out among others. -Guanchang Xianxing Ji

This was not uncommon in government-run operations, where a request that someone do their job often induced a catatonic state that might last anywhere from a couple of minutes to an hour.

A club hurts the flesh, but evil words hurt the bone. -Traditional Chinese Proverb

…Our sunsets have been reduced to wavelengths and frequencies. The complexities of the universe have been shredded into mathematical equations. Even our self-worth as human beings has been destroyed.

Consider A MoveThe steady time of being unknown, in solitude, without friends, is not a steadiness that sustains.I hear your voice waver on the

A kindly tongue is the lodestone of the hearts of men. It is the bread of the spirit, it clotheth the words with meaning, it is the fountain of the light of wisdom and understanding...

Even the contemplative life is only an effort, Nora my dear, to hide the body so the feet won’t stick out.

My tattoo is a cross, a rose and a shark. A cross is a cross, a rose like love and a shark is a pretty tough animal.

If I only did what I can do, I wouldn't do anything

I am worth loving. I do not have to earn love. I am lovable because I exist. Others reflect the love I have for myself.

I don't want to live in a culture of despair. I'd like to live in a culture of hope.

I seize all opportunities with two hands. Everything that's happened to me has taught me to live in the moment as much as possible.

Don't count on others to hand your life to you.