“It is not his body which makes a man strong, but his spirit. Nothing on the outside, but only that which comes from within.”

“It is not triumph which defines a man, but tragedy. Triumph always brings out the best in men, but tragedy shows us what we are made of.”

“Suffering is the fire by which love is tested.”

“There are no easy paths in this life. And when troubles arise, we must face them with the same dignity as we do success.”

“Some things are worth the wait. A little suspense heightens the pleasure.”

“It is not always the motives behind an action that make it noble. Sometimes it is as simple as the action itself.”

“I closed my eyes and turned my face into the cold wind. When I felt it swept along my skin there was no past. No future. Just now.”

“The Universe is very, very big.It also loves a paradox. For example, it has some extremely strict rules.Rule number one: Nothing lasts forever.Not you or your family or your house or your planet or...”

“Everything in ...nature, is descended out that which is eternal, and stands as a. ..visible outbirth of it, so when we know how to separate out the grossness, death, and darkness. ..from it, we fin...”

“People who don't marry miss both the pelting hardships of marriage and its warm rewards.”

“Time stops for no one, and if we allow ourselves to focus on the negative we might miss out on some really amazing things that life has to offer. We can't go back to the past, we can only take the ...”

“Without hardships, how could we find hope?”

“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 ...”