Today I will stop trying to control my relationships. I will participate at a reasonable level and let the other person do the same. I can let go, knowing that the relationship will find its own life-or not-and that I don't have to do all the work, only my share.

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I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self respect. And it's these things I'd believe in, even if the whole world indulged in wild suspicions that she wasn't all she should be. I love her and it is the beginning of everything.

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Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try! ― Dr. Seuss

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Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations. ― George Bernard Shaw

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Don't waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear. ― Paulo Coelho

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If she's amazing, she won't be easy. If she's easy, she won't be amazing. If she's worth it, you wont give up. If you give up, you're not worthy. ... Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you; you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.

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The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts. _ Marcus Aurelius

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Ability is of little account without opportunity.

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Life is short and the older you get, the more you feel it. Indeed, the shorter it is. People lose their capacity to walk, run, travel, think, and experience life. I realise how important it is to use the time I have. _ Viggo Mortensen

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Life is short and information endless: nobody has time for everything.

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