Be like the bird that, passing on her flight awhile on boughs too slight, feels them give way beneath her, and yet sings, knowing that she hath wings. – Victor Hugo
When from our better selves we have too long been parted by the hurrying world, and droop. Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired, how gracious, how benign is solitude. – William Wordsworth
A womans life can really be a succession of lives, each revolving around some emotionally compelling situation or challenge, and each marked off by some intense experience. – Wallis Simpson
I learned that the only way you are going to get anywhere in life is to work hard at it. Whether youre a musician, a writer, an athlete or a businessman, there is no getting around it. If you do, youll win – if you dont, you wont. – Bruce Jenner