One of the dreariest spots on life's road is the point of conviction that nothing will ever again happen to you.

Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations.

Sometimes there is a greater lack of communication in facile talking than in silence.

Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down with incredible swiftness.

Autumn burned brightly, a running flame through the mountains, a torch flung to the trees.

I've always thought that the most perfect fate which could befall any woman would be to be born a rich widow.

You cannot contribute anything to the ideal condition of mind and heart known as Brotherhood, however much you preach, posture, or agree, unless you live it.

In my belief, a harvest is also a legacy, for very often what you reap is, in the way of small miracles, more than you consciously know you have sown.

The shadow of fear and uncertainty lies over most of us; for us the future seems far from being as clear and open as we believed it would be.

Occasionally the impossible happens; this is a truism that accounts for much of what we call good luck; and also, bad.

Every generation proclaims that each must lead his own life, but seldom grants the subsequent generation the right to lead theirs.

The measure of a country’s prosperity should not be how many poor people drive cars, but how many affluent people use public transportation.

I love hard and still haven’t a clue what it feels like…

But mostly I just think I'am not the best person to demonstrate all the goodness humanity has to offer. I don't want you to be too disappointed when you realize that.

Trust your heart, especially when it is a strong one.

The act of defending any of the cardinal virtues has today all the exhilaration of a vice.

I never thought I was going to be a singer. That was an accident.

You will have Time, that rare and lovely gift that your Western countries have lost the more they have pursued it.

Right before my eyes, I could see my life going away from me and there was nothing I could do.

I need to run every day. If I don't I feel cheated.

This is the story of a boy who used to be a wolf, and a girl who became one