“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” — Khalil Gibran · The Prophet, 1923
“The most important thing about a person is always the thing you don't know.” — Barbara Kingsolver · The Lacuna, 2009
“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” — Friedrich Nietzsche · Twilight of the Idols, 1889
“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.” — William Shakespeare · Julius Caesar, c. 1599
“Even if we don't have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there.” — Charlie (narrator) · The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky, 1999
“Not everyone has a sob story, Charlie, and even if they do, it's no excuse.” — Bill (speaking to Charlie) · The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky, 1999