“The great thing in this world, is not so much where we are, but in which direction we are moving.”

“The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.”

“The great thing in this world is not so much where we are, but in what direction we are going.”

“I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving—we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it—but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.”

“the Devil's hand directs our every move - / the things we loathed become the things we love”

“The question "Who am I?" really asks, "Where do I belong or fit?" We get the sense of that "direction" -- the sense of moving toward the place where we fit, or of shaping the place toward which we are moving so that it will fit us -- from hearing how others have handled or are attempting to handle similar (but never exactly the same) situations. We learn by listening to their stories, by hearing how they came (or failed) to belong or fit.”