Be anything you want to be, but don't be dull.
one of the greatest hindrances to happiness in the present day is our tendency to standardize our conception of it.
there is such a mistaken notion abroad in this country that the individual who makes sharp remarks must be sincere, while the one who says pleasant things must be more or less a humbug.
while nearly every way of falling in love is kind, every way of getting out of love is cruel.
True depression is a terribly real thing. Some of the noblest men and women in the world have been prone to it. . . They may have no reason for feeling more unhappy at that particular period than at any other. Their worldly circumstances may be just what they have been for a long time past, and perfectly satisfactory. But there suddenly closes down on them a fog of the mind which exaggerates and distorts everything.
I suppose there is hardly any one in the civilized world - particularly of those who do just a little more every day than they really have strength to perform - who has not at some time regarded bed as a refuge.
The right sort of gossip is a charming and stimulating thing. The Odyssey itself is simply glorious gossip, and the same may be said of nearly every tale of mingled fact and legend which has been handed down to us through the ages.
When I was little, I always used to like to tell stories cuz it was entertaining to people.
There are moments when tribulations occur in our lives, and we cannot avoid them. But they are there for some reason.
Do not grow old, no matter how long you live. Never cease to stand like curious children before the Great Mystery into which we were born.
I am whole, perfect, strong, powerful, loving, harmonious, and happy.