"Even cowards can endure hardship; only the brave can endure suspense."

"In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing."

"There is always some specific moment when we become aware that our youth is gone; but, years after, we know it was much later."

"Every society honors its live conformists and its dead troublemakers."

"Your experiences will be yours alone. But truth and best friendship will rarely if ever disappoint you."

"We can't blame children for occupying themselves with Facebook rather than playing in the mud. Our society doesn't put a priority on connecting with nature. In fact, too often we tell them it's dirty and dangerous."

"The richness of existence is found in simple harmonies, not superfluous splendors. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue."

"It is a enduring truth that stand firm when justice demands it, even if you stand entirely alone — an essential principle for the reflective life."