Das Glück ist nicht in den Dingen, die wir besitzen, sondern in den Dingen, die zu besitzen wir glauben.

Dont ever be impressed with goal setting; be impressed with goal getting. Reaching new goals and moving to a higher level of performance always requires change, and change feels awkward. But take comfort in the knowledge that if a change doesn't feel unco

I was so sure this was different, the kind of story they made movies and books about, but in the end it was just a summer to a summer, a dizzying breath of honeysuckle and whiskey and candle smoke, inhaled, held, let go.

Just outside Dover we stopped at an inn and I snatched a taste of dainty fried fish named smelts, and some herrings served with their tails in their mouths. Afterwards, me and Mr Loveday went out to take a view of the ocean. The wind was blowing so strong

Poverty, her mother has written, makes you clever, and Honora knows that this is true.

Because thou writest me often, I thank thee ... Never do I receive a letter from thee, but immediately we are together.

Just as there is no warning for childbirth, there is no preparation for the sight of a first child... There should be a song for women to sing at this moment, or a prayer to recite. But perhaps there is none because there are no words strong enough to nam

He only had the imperfect medium of words.

Sometimes breaking down is the only solution for stepping up

When people will not weed their own minds, they are apt to be overrun by nettles.

Do it at your best or Don't do it at all.

There is nothing more relieving than speaking truth in tough moments.