“It is often in the darkest skies that we see the brightest stars.”

“It is in the darkest skies that stars are best seen.”

“It is often during the worst of times that we see the best of humanity–awakeningwithin the most ordinary of us that which is most sublime. I do not believe that it is circumstancethat produces such greatness any more than it is the canvas that makes theartist. Adversity merely presents the surface on which we render our souls’ most exactinglikeness. It is in the darkest skies that stars are best seen.”

“It is in the dark times that the light of friendship shines brightest.”

“The most difficult of decisions are often not the ones in which we cannot determine the correct course; rather the ones in which we are certain of the path but fear the journey.”

“Often times, the greatest peace comes of surrender.”

“Small kindnesses often, unintentionally, produce the biggest payoffs.”