“When the well's nearly dry and you're not sure you have the strength to persevere, fill up on love and friendship, then take another step, and then another, until you reach your goal.”

“I long for the day when people embrace our common humanity and respect diversity.”

“Perseverance is the act of true role models and heroes.”

“The ultimate measure of a person is not her mistakes or accomplishments, but what she does with them.”

“Being kind, being compassionate, being respectful does not make you weak. More often, it's the harder path to take.”

“You know what I realized? No one else lives in my memories but me.”

“Sometimes resilience arrives in the moment you discover your own unshakeable goodness.”

“When you plant a seed of love, it is you that blossoms.”

“All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.”

“You know what I realized? No one else lives in my memories but me.”

“You know what I realized? No one else lives in my memories but me.”

“To a sensitive being, pity is not seldom pain.”

“The longing for Paradise is man's longing not to be man.”

“The problems I had existed before I did, and I discovered them.”