"But when he thought to complain about the burden of its weight, he remembered that, because he had the jacket, he had withstood the cold of the dawn.We have to be prepared for change, he thought, and he was grateful for the jacket's weight and warmth.The jacket had a purpose, and so did the boy."
"The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times."
"You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it's better to listen to what it has to say."
"No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world. And normally he doesn't know it."
"Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity."
"The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them."