“Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, and do so with all your heart.” — Marcus Aurelius · Meditations
“You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” — Marcus Aurelius · Meditations
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” — Annie Dillard · The Writing Life, 1989
“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” — Maya Angelou
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson