“To tell others thatIt is a rumor Will not do. When your own heart asks How will you respond?”

“Freedom is that instant between when someone tells you to do something and when you decide how to respond.”

“Tell me how you crumble when you hit the wall,the place you cannot go beyond by the strength of your own will. What carries you to the other side of that wall, to the fragile beauty of your own humanness?”

“The more you become aware of and respond to the needs of others, the richer your own life becomes.”

“In a recent issue of Parade Magazine when asked for "Advice for a Younger You," Glenn Close responded: "I'd tell myself to listen to my heart. Listen to that little voice that says, 'Mmm, I don't think so.' Because when you override that, you basically override who you are.”

“Witnessing the pain of others is the very least you can do in this world. It's how you know that when your own turn comes, someone will be there with you.”