“Each meeting occurs at the precise moment for which it was meant. Usually, when it will have the greatest impact on our lives.”

“The heart knows the immensity it wants to achieve, but it is limited.”

“Victory is always bittersweet.”

“Dont you dare come into my world and tell me what color the ocean is! Its black. Black as midnight. Black and awful!”

“There is magic in all life.”

“I can never gain something without losing everything I had before.”

“The land of easy mathematics where he who works adds up and he who retires subtracts.”

“At the age of 45, most days in Tucson were spent feeling like I was on the summit of Mauna Kea, as I was exhibiting debilitating health symptoms that corresponded to what I saw at very high altitud...”

“The hour is only long thus, if you've waited.”