“It's an emotion that eats away at those who allow it in their heart. Hatred does more harm to those who feel it than it does to those who are hated.”

“those of us who read because we love it more than anything, who feel about bookstores the way some people feel about jewelers...”

“More than those who hate you, more than all your enemies, an undisciplined mind does greater harm.”

“Gossip is just a tool to distract people who have nothing better to do from feeling jealous of those few of us still remaining with noble hearts.”

“The living are made of nothing but flaws. The dead, with each passing day in the afterlife, become more and more impeccable to those who remain earthbound.”

“Life’s best coaches are those who believe in you and your potential, sometimes even before you do.”

“What does it say about a society that it devotes more care and patience to the selection of those who handle its money than of those who handle its children?”