I must write it all out, at any cost. Writing is thinking. It is more than living, for it is being conscious of living

Life is a gift, given in trust - like a child

Only in growth, reform, and change, paradoxically enough, is true security to be found

For happiness one needs security, but joy can spring like a flower even from the cliffs of despair

To give without any reward, or any notice, has a special quality of its own

Men kick friendship around like a football but it doesn't seem to break. Women treat it like glass and it goes to pieces

Duration is not a test of truth or falsehood.

Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after

What a commentary on civilization, when being alone is being suspect when one has to apologize for it, make excuses, hide the fact that one practices it - like a secret vice

Don't wish me happiness-I don't expect to be happy it's gotten beyond that, somehow. Wish me courage and strength and a sense of humor-I will need them all