The belief that youth is the happiest time of life is founded upon a fallacy. The happiest person is the person who thinks the most interesting thoughts, and we grow happier as we grow older.

Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.

I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired.

Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun.

Nothing is hopeless; we must hope for everything.

You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously.

Friendship with oneself is all important because without it one cannot be friends with anybody else in the world.