“I am still in the process of growing up, but I will make no progress if I lose any of myself along the way.” – Madeleine L’Engle

“Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.” – Pema Chodron

“How poor are they that have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees?” – William Shakespeare

“Imperfect love must not be condemned and rejected but made perfect. The way is always forward, never back.” – Iris Murdoch

“You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day. This is a power you can cultivate.” – Elizabeth Gilbert

“Isn’t it wonderful the way the world holds both the deeply serious, and the unexpectedly mindful?” – Mary Oliver

“Most of the time, all you have is the moment and the imperfect love of the people around you.” – Anne Lamott

“It takes courage…to endure the sharp pains of self discovery rather than choose to take the dull pain of unconsciousness that would last the rest of our lives.” – Marianne Williamson