“Manners and politeness will never become old-fashioned.”

“You cant invite love with hate.”

“When you fill life with mourning and complaints, your accomplishments will be a little lower than success.”

“Happy people tend to be those who take pleasure in simple things.”

“Happiness changes the way you see the world.”

“This life-enhancing, happiness-inducing miracle drug that does, in fact, ruthlessly kill its enemiesyouve guessed itis gratitude.”

“Forgiveness simply means to give love instead of hate.”

“Success is not attained by chance, you have to work in order to get it.”

“Do not be satisfied by just getting what you need, strive and work harder to get what you want.”

“You cant control other peoples behavior”

“If this planet is to be transformed for the better, then we as individuals must first transform ourselves.”

“If you're determined to face death, then you'll find away to live.”

“Despite your best efforts, people are going to be hurt when it's time for them to be hurt.”

“At the end of the day it's about how much you can bear, how much you can endure. Being together, we harm nobody; being apart, we extinguish ourselves.”

“Life is not a PG feel-good movie. Real life often ends badly. Literature tries to document this reality, while showing us it is still possible for us to endure nobly.”