"Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons, and you will find that it is to the soul what the water bath is to the body."
"Not everything made you stronger. It was possible to survive, yet still be crippled for your trouble. Sometimes it was okay to run away, to skip the test, to chicken out. Or at least to get some help."
"To do anything in this world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in, and scramble through as well as we can."
"Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh."
"Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit."
"Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new."
"As long as habit and routine dictate the pattern of living, new dimensions of the soul will not emerge."
"Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine."
"Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others."
"People don’t believe what you tell them./ They rarely believe what you show them./ They often believe what their friends tell them./ They always believe what they tell themselves."