"We all agree that forgiveness is a beautiful idea until we have to practice it."

"When I have learned to love God better than my earthly dearest, I shall love my earthly dearest better than I do now."

"If nothing in this world satisfies me, perhaps it is because I was made for another world."

"Love is something more stern and splendid than mere kindness."

"It's not where you start or even what happens to you along the way that's important. What is important is that you persevere and never give up on yourself."

"Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be."