"At school I pretended I had a normal life, but I felt lonely all the time and different from everyone else. I never felt like I fit in, and I wasn't allowed to participate in after-school activities, go to sports events or parties or date boys. Many times I had to make up stories about why I couldn't do anything with my classmates."

"If you want to have sustained joy, you have to not only make sure that you think right, but you also have to make decisions now that are going to guarantee some joy in the future."

"We all face storms in life. Some are more difficult than others, but we all go through trials and tribulation. That's why we have the gift of faith."

"When you begin to worry, go find something to do. Get busy being a blessing to someone; do something fruitful. Talking about your problem or sitting alone, thinking about it, does no good; it serves only to make you miserable. Above all else, remember that worrying is totally useless. Worrying will not solve your problem."

"Wisdom principle 75 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 57."

"Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering."

"A life well-lived is a testament that every failure is just a stepping stone to greatness."

"Time is the most impartial judge; it reveals all pretenses and rewards all patience. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows — an essential principle for the reflective life."