Life begins at the edge of your fears.

A genuine smile is one of the world’s rarest treasures.

A fish that is afraid of drowning in a river is ignorant of its gifts.

A diamond earns its sparkle from the pressure it endures.

It is in the storm, not the calm, that a rainbow is born.

A determined seed cannot be hidden from the world, not even by dirt.

Calm skies don't make skillful eagles.

If you cry in the rain, only the sky will see your tears.

Birds keep singing beautiful songs, even if they have no audience.

Today's storms help you appreciate tomorrow’s sunshine.

Train the ears to hear more, the eyes to see more, the hands to do more, the feet to accomplish more, the mind to think more, the heart to feel more, and the soul to love more.

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

What do I look like? A blonde rolodex for boys who've lost an archery match with cupid?

Old people really do have a secret though. You wanna know what it is? Luck.

Struck in the wet mire Four thousand leagues from the ninth buried city I thought of Troy, what we had built her for.

Who ever heard a theologian preface his creed, or a politician conclude his speech with an estimate of the probable error of his opinion?

The only path to the final defeat of imperialism and the building of socialism is revolutionary war.

Shouldn't we be against procreation at this point in time? With overpopulation and the strain on the resources on this planet? Shouldn't we reward people who don't spawn?

It's the music. Your heart is in your ears.

I'm not a great writer.

Darkness... When everything that you know and love is taken from you so harshly, all you can think about is anger, hatred, and even revenge. And no one can save you.