“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.”

“All great truths are paradoxes. We are all both together and alone. Time is everything and nothing. Life is joyous and life is tragic.”

“When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something.”

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

“Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.”

“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.”