Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable. – Voltaire

I want to be with those who know secret things or else alone. – Rainer Maria Rilke

I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness and the willingness to remain vulnerable. – Anne Morrow Lindbergh