“I do not know beneath what skiesor upon what sea shall be they fateI only know it will be highI only know it will be great~!”

“I said in my heart, 'I am sick of four walls and a ceiling. I have need of the sky. I have business with the grass.”

“Abstain not! Life and love like night and dayoffer themselves to us on their own terms,not ours. Accept their bounty while ye may,before we accept by the worms,”

“I don't know what is behind the curtain; only that I need to find out.”

“Knowing and knowing what to do about it were two different things.”

“For the truth is that I already know as much about my fate as I need to know. The day will come when I will die. So the only matter of consequence before me is what I will do with my allotted time. I can remain on shore, paralyzed with fear, or I can raise my sails and dip and soar in the breeze.”

“When you are sixteen you do not know what your parents know, or much of what they understand, and less of what's in their hearts. This can save you from becoming an adult too early, save your life from becoming only theirs lived over again--which is a loss. But to shield yourself--as I didn't do--seems to be an even greater error, since what's lost is the truth of your parents' life and what you should think about it, and beyond that, how you should estimate the world you are about to live in.”