“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” — Khalil Gibran · The Prophet, 1923
“The most important thing about a person is always the thing you don't know.” — Barbara Kingsolver · The Lacuna, 2009
“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” — Friedrich Nietzsche · Twilight of the Idols, 1889
“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.” — William Shakespeare · Julius Caesar, c. 1599
“It's Wednesday. I'm not dressed up for Halloween. This is how I always look.” — Wednesday Addams · The Addams Family (various adaptations)