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.

In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was within me an invincible summer.

Perception is a key component to gratitude. And gratitude is a key component to joy.

We are all just stories in the end.

Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.

True compassion is not just an emotional response, but a firm commitment founded on reason.

If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.