“As a Jew, I had no desire to challenge my childhood prejudice. But as a teacher, I could not do otherwise.”

“She stole my dreams. I wanted to show her I can survive and now that won't happen”

“I do my thing, and you do your thing. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, and you are not in this world to live up to mine. You are you, and I am I, and if by chance we find each other, it's beautiful.”

“Beautiful. Belle is French for beautiful.”“Oh dear.” She could never live up to her name. The thought made her want to cry. “Please, sir.”“But you are beautiful. It mystifies me that you don’t seem to believe that fact.”“My mirror tells me otherwise every day of my life.”“Then accept that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and my eyes tell me you are beautiful.”

“Just because you've been hurt doesn't mean you've been forbidden from happiness.”

“You have to hang on for the thunderstorm to end so you can get the sunshine you've deserved.”

“You get over heartbreak but then that person will forever have a place in your heart. You want to leave space for that person you willy truly fall in love with, forever.”