"The wound is the place the Light enters you." ~ Rumi

“A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it.” ~ G.K. Chesterton

"It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels." ~ Saint Augustine

"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence." ~ Helen Keller

"The course of true love never did run smooth." ~ William Shakespeare