Whatever thing the mind can imagine, the eyes can see, the hands will soon handle.

Happy is the soul that has a friend. Happier is the soul that trusts in the truth of the heart of a friend. Happiest is the soul that knows the solemnity of friendship and honours its laws.

To be happy, you have to risk being unhappy.

Like love, like talent, like any other virtue, like anything else in this life, happiness needs to be nurtured - this is the truth of the whole matter.

The face of a truly happy man seldom lacks smiles.

Always be happy, you never know how happy you can make another by just being happy.

Happiness springs up from within. Do not seek it without.

It is better to hope less than to be hopeless.

Where would we have been without the discoveries of our predecessors, and where are we going without your discoveries?

Knowing trees, I came to realize, understand and appreciate the act of patience.

If your failure is not a lesson, it's indeed a failure.

And a special thanks for not burning up the whole ship. Including yourself, you daft bum-rag.

He didn't believe in magic and demons. He believed in day and night, endurance and fury, cold mud and loneliness and the speed with which blood leaves the body

Don't get me wrong. I love to be alone. When I am by myself, I get to create my own version of reality where I am the popular girl and really pretty, and friends can't wait to talk to me. -Madisyn

I won't allow myself to have tremendous fear.

Despite what I do for a living, I am very insecure about my body.

Intelligence is the ability to find and solve problems and create products of value in one's own culture.

I enjoy competing in the marketplace of free ideas.

I found myself compelled, like this weird, shameful compulsion to draw cute animals.

To walk on not wondering am I right or doing something wrong.

I am so hungry for a big smashing creative burgeoning burdened love.