“And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.” – John Steinbeck

“All of us are just holding it together in various ways — and that’s okay, and we just need to go easy with one another, knowing that we’re all these incredibly fragile beings. – Alain De Botton

“Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light.” – Madeleine L. Engle

“Patience, patience, patience, is what the sea teaches. Patience and faith. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach — waiting for a gift from the sea.” – Anne Morrow Lindbergh

“If it is right, it happens — the main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.” – John Steinbeck

“All human wisdom is summed up in two words — wait and hope.” – Alexander Dumas

“Drop by drop is the picture filled.” – Buddha

“Nothing great is produced suddenly.” – Epictetus

“Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.” – Samuel Johnson

“Just be quiet and patient. Let evil and unpleasantness pass quietly over you. Do not try to avoid them. On the contrary, observe them carefully. Let active understanding take the place of reflex irritation, and you will grow out of your trouble. Men can achieve greatness only by surmounting their own littleness.” – Franz Kafka