“He that communicates his secret to another makes himself that other's slave.”

“Advice is sometimes transmitted more successfully through a joke than grave teaching.”

“Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself.”

“A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds a No, sweetens a truth, and adds a touch of beauty to old age itself.”

“Always leave something to wish for otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness.”

“True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island... to find one real friend in a lifetime is good ...”

“The more clearly you understand yourself and your emotions, the more you become a lover of what is.”

“There are only two ways to live your life: as though nothing is a miracle, or as though everything is a miracle.”

“The moral of the tale is, don't live for the approval of others. The real you is here to find out the secret of life, not to satisfy someone else's opinion.”

“I never speak in silence.”

“Admitting failure is quite cleansing, but never - pleasurable.”

“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.”

“So what's your doll's name?" Boo asked me."Barbie," I said. "All their names are Barbie.""I see," she said. "Well, I'd think that would get boring, everyone having the samename."I thought about thi...”

“I read, write and create. I must lose myself in work, so that there is no space for the other/anything else.”

“Sub-consciousness is extremely selfish, it will do anything to keep you safe and main in a comfort zone”