“When I was five I learned to read. Books were a miracle to me – white pages, black ink, and new worlds and different friends in each one. To this day, I relish the feeling of cracking a binding for the first time, the anticipation of where I’ll go and whom I’ll meet inside.” ― [...]

“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.” ― Albert Camus

“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature — the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.” —Rachel Carson

“There are two ways to slide easily through life; to believe everything or to doubt everything. Both ways save us from thinking.” —Alfred Korzybski

“Mistakes do not take away from the truth that we are smart, capable, creative or doing our best—they only mean we are not infallible.” —Christine Mason Miller  Aaand … Happy birthday, Savine Snape! I hope you’ll feel better soon. *sends good thoughts & positive vibes*

“There’s always a little truth behind every ‘Just kidding’, a little knowledge behind every ‘I don’t know’, a little emotion behind every ‘I don’t care’ … and a little pain behind every ‘It’s okay’.” —anonymous

“Scared and sacred are spelled with the same letters. Awful proceeds from the same root word as awesome. Terrify and terrific. Every negative experience holds the seed of transformation.” —Alan Cohen