“Man is not the creature of circumstances. Circumstances are the creatures of men.” Benjamin Disraeli “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared…” Khalil Gibran “What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.” Plutarch “The most important thing about a person is always the thing you don't know.” Barbara Kingsolver “He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” Friedrich Nietzsche