"Is it better to out-monster the monster or to be quietly devoured?"

"The tree that would grow to heaven must send its roots to hell."

"You must be ready to burn yourself in your own flame; how could you rise anew if you have not first become ashes?"

"To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering."

"That which does not kill us makes us stronger."

"When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them."

"Faith and patience together overcome obstacles."

"Dark clouds become heaven's flowers when kissed by light."

"When old words die out on the tongue, new melodies break forth from the heart."

"I'll go through another door - or I'll make a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the present."

"The mountain remains unmoved at seeming defeat by the mist."

"Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark."

"Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky."

"If you cry because the sun has gone out of your life, your tears will prevent you from seeing the stars."

"The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again."