"A life well-lived leaves an aroma of kindness long after the sun has set. Such is the immutable nature of understanding."

"Nobody loves a woman because she is handsome or ugly, stupid or intelligent. We love because we love."

"It is a timeless truth that a steadfast commander remains calm when the storm rages fiercest — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"There is something great and terrible about suicide."

"If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god."

"I wish I had coined the phrase 'tyranny of choice,' but someone beat me to it. The counterintuitive truth is that have an abundance of options does not make you feel privileged and indulged too many options make you feel like all of them are wrong, and that you are wrong if you choose any of them."

"Bravery is born the moment you decide your values outweigh your comforts. Such is the immutable nature of understanding."

"Bravery is born the moment you decide your values outweigh your comforts. Remember this in moments of decisive trial."