“You don't fall in love with someone because it's convenient.”

“The free development of each is the condition for the free development of all.”

“The worst curse to befall anyone is stagnation, a banal existence, the quiet desperation that comes out of a need for conformity. ”

“It's amazing", he whispered, "to know that my purpose in life is sitting in front of me.”

“I know what I'm capable of; I am a soldier now, a warrior. I am someone to fear, not hunt.”

“Happiness is not a life without pain, but rather a life in which the pain is traded for a worthy price.”

“Knowledge is power, but it is a terrible power when it is hoarded and hidden.”

“When a man can listen to a woman's feelings without getting angry and frustrated, he gives her a wonderful gift. He makes it safe for her to express herself. The more she is able to express herself, the more she feels heard and understood, and the more she is able to give a man the loving trust, acceptance, appreciation, admiration, approval, and encouragement that he needs.”