“Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.”

“Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life.”

“One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.”

“ We don’t create a fantasy world to escape reality. We create it to be able to stay.”

“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.”

“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.”