We were German-Americans in a British colony, so we were outsiders.
If you love someone, you must be prepared to set them free.
If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.
How does light enter a house? If the windows are open. How does light enter a human? If the door of love is open.
All you have to do is to pay attention; lessons always arrive when you are ready, and if you can read the signs, you will learn everything you need to know in order to take the next step
A warrior accepts defeat. He does not treat it as a matter of indifference, nor does he attempt to transform it into a victory. The pain of defeat is bitter to him; he suffers at indifference and becomes desperate with loneliness. After all this has passed, he licks his wounds and begins everything anew. A warrior knows that war is made of many battles: he goes on
When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way.
To believe, it seemed, one had to want to believe.
The Lord's hand in in our lives; if we will but feel for it, in the darkness, we can grasp it and be lifted thereby.
Existence itself does not feel horrible; it feels like an ecstasy, rather, which we have only to be still to experience.
Too many wish to be happy before becoming wise.