inspiration

"Don't forget your history nor your destiny"

"A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time and at the right place, and when we expect nothing in return"

"The little boy nodded at the peony and the peony seemed to nod back. The little boy was neat, clean and pretty. The peony was unchaste, dishevelled as peonies must be, and at the height of its beauty.(...) Every hour is filled with such moments, big with significance for someone."

"Focus on making yourself better, not on thinking that you are better."

"Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit."

"Heaven is comfort, but it's still not living."

"It serves me right for putting all my eggs in one bastard."

"Rule your mind or it will rule you."

"If you can't run, you crawl. If you can't crawl-- you find someone to carry you."

"Don't marry a rich man. Marry a good man. He will spend his life trying to keep you happy. No rich man can buy that!"

"Friends are like bras, attached near your heart for support. Foes are like panties, deported, every now and then, when they get dirty."

"Sometimes you deal with the devil not because you want to, but because if you don't, someone else will."

"When I was growing up I always wanted to be someone. Now I realize I should have been more specific."

"If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome."

"Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not."

"The soul is healed by being with children."

"But beauty is about finding the right fit, the most natural fit, To be perfect, you have to feel perfect about yourself --- avoid trying to be something you're not. For a goddess, that's especially hard. We can change so easily.-Aphrodite"

"Education is teaching our children to desire the right things."

"He won't listen to the music, and I can't turn it off."

"People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book."