“I tried to allow my children to take risks, to test themselves. Better broken bones than broken spirit.”

“Better a broken bone than a broken spirit.”

“I don't despise you for what you allowed to happen to me. I despise you because when I was released, you refused to be found and I needed you more than anything in my life. Not to mend my broken bones, Arjuro. I needed my brother to mend my broken spirit.”

“...the more risks you allow children to take, the better they learn to take care of themselves. If you never let them take any risks, then I believe they become very prone to injury. Boys should be allowed to climb tall trees and walk along the tops of high walls and dive into the sea from high rocks... The same with girls. I like the type of child who takes risks. Better by far than the one who never does so.”

“I'd rather have names to hurt me, than my bones broken with sticks and stones.”

“A breakup is like a broken mirror . It is better to leave it alone than hurt yourself trying to fix it .”