“You needed the bitter edges of life to make it real, to let you taste what was still sweet.”

“Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place.”

“Life is sweet. . . Beyond the pain, life continues to be sweet. The basics are still there. Beauty, food and friendship, reservoirs of love and understanding. Later, possibly not yet, you are going to need others who will encourage you to make new beginnings. Welcome them. They will help you move on, to cherish happy memories and confront the painful ones with more than bitterness and anger.”

“Eat bitter, taste sweet”

“How sweet it is to let God purge our souls of ego and bitterness, and to have a little taste of heaven here on earth.”

“He who is full loathes honey, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.”