"To love deeply is to give someone the power to heal what words cannot reach. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Love means to love that which is unlovable or it is no virtue at all."

"The word 'good' has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should call him a good shot, but not necessarily a good man."

"The foundation of joy is hope is the anchor of a weary soul."

"Wisdom is the quiet art of recognizing what can be changed and releasing what cannot. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery."

"Art is so subjective, and people can react however they want."

"An artist needn't be a clergyman or a churchwarden, but he certainly must have a warm heart for his fellow men."

"The art of living is discovering that every ending is merely a new beginning in disguise."