“Life isn't all grand, but it isn't all miserable either. There's both sweet and sour in every day. So why focus on the ugly when you can gaze at what's beautiful? Concentrate on the good.”

“You will realize one day that all the money in the world cannot buy you happiness. Nor can it make you a person of good character.”

“When I count my blessings, I find you in every one.”

“Even the smallest tender mercy can bring peace when recognized and appreciated.”

“There are many who don't wish to sleep for fear of nightmares. Sadly, there are many who don't wish to wake for the same fear.”

“The world seems to want us to be sad and angry because bad things frequently happen. But I say we should feel the opposite. We should be happy and cheerful because good things happen. We should be ...”

“How much truth does a spirit endure, how much truth does it dare?”

“How much truth does a spirit endure, how much truth does it dare?”

“Never waste time for someone who doesnt bother to spend time with you, but with someone who will say, time is wasted if Im not with you.”

“Why I would sell the whole world for a single kopek, just so that nobody would bother me. Should the world go to hell, or should I go without my tea now? I'll say let the world go to hell so long a...”

“I could try to care, but I ain't sure it's worth the bother.”

“Hed pushed it back, where hed kept the thought for weeks, but it wouldnt stay. Wouldnt stop. Wouldnt let him go.”

“My self is a thing that I must now compose...as one composes a speech. What I must present is a 'made' thing. Not something born.”

“It was clearly a lot more difficult in the field than in the office, where you could keep your distance and maintain a calculated composure. Being faced with real people was a far tougher call on o...”