“There is no normal life that is free of pain. It’s the very wrestling with our problems that can be the impetus for our growth.”

“Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.”

“If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.”

“To learn which questions are unanswerable, and not to answer them: this skill is most needful in times of stress and darkness.”

“…Success will belong to every one of us. We should take comfort that while we may have more still to endure, better days will return. We will be with our friends again. We will be with our families again. We will meet again.”

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid but he who conquers it.”