“Happiness is like mercury. Hard to hold, and when we drop it, it shatters into a million pieces. Maybe the bravest of all are those who have the courage to reach for it again.”

“The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly.”

“You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.”

“I have a great curiosity to see new things but not to own them. It’s very peaceful this way and one of the nice things about getting older.”

“A long life may not be good enough, but a good life is long enough.”

“We always need to remember that behind almost every great moment in history, there are heroic people doing really boring and frustrating things for a prolonged period of time.”