“I find peace where the sun kissed leaves dance in the melody of the cool breeze that floats through the air.”

“It is not the presence of despair that ails you, but the absence of hope.”

“Dont waste your time dying over the past, spend it living in the present.”

“How do we perceive whats important in life, from what we once thought to what we think now, how does it change?”

“Whatever may happen, the memories of then will always remain, ever so sweetly with me, nothing to tarnish it. Not even the ugliness of reality.”

“It doesnt take long for your fortunes to turn. One second youre fluttery as a bird, the next youre on the ground with your wings clipped.”

“No man needs sympathy because he has to work, because he has a burden to carry. Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”

“All my life I've been surrounded by people who are smarter than I am, but I found I could always keep up by working hard.”

“Loveless work, boring work, work valued only because others haven't got even that much, however loveless and boring--this is one of the harshest human miseries.”

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”

“If I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and t...”

“I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and ...”

“But perhaps people who liked to write aways made lists! Just for the fun of it.”

“What is the matter with you?""You want an alphabetical list?”