“You will learn a lot about yourself if you stretch in the direction of goodness, of bigness, of kindness, of forgiveness, of emotional bravery.” – Cheryl Strayed

“It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding; and to the open-handed, the search for one who shall receive is joy greater than giving.” – Kahlil Gibran

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” – Anne Frank

“When one loves, one does not calculate.” – St. Therese De Lisieux

“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” – Dalai Lama XIV

“The place to improve the world is first in one’s own heart and head and hands, and then work outward from there.” – Robert M. Pirsig

“Love is the opposite of power. That’s why we fear it so much.” – Gregory David Roberts

“To be alive at all is to have scars.” – John Steinbeck

“Love is the burning point of life, and since all life is sorrowful, so is love. The stronger the love, the more the pain. Love itself is pain, you might say — the pain of being truly alive.” – Joseph Campbell

“Let yourself be gutted. Let it open you. Start here.” – Cheryl Strayed