“Sometimes in life, the happy ending unfolds, not through circumstances, but from what we learn from those circumstances.”

“I've learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our disposition and not on our circumstances.”

“Class is not defined by our circumstances - it is our reaction to those circumstances that defines who we are.”

“I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances. a”

“Instead, what I was beginning to understand was that however things unfolded from here on, whatever the next chapter was, my life could never be the sum of one circumstance. It would be determined, as it had always been, by my willingness to put one foot in front of the other, moving forward, come what may.”

“He was born as you see him-happy with the world and his circumstances. Do we all not wish such a life?”