
The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.Saadi Shirazi
“One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not to make a mess of life.”
— E. M. FORSTER
Edward Morgan Forster was an English novelist known for A Room with a View, Howards End and A Passage to India, works examining class and connection in Edwardian society.
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The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.Saadi Shirazi
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.Audrey Hepburn
Don't ruin the present with the ruined past.Ellen Gilchrist

When I discover who I am, I'll be free.Ralph Ellison
Some people thrive on huge, dramatic change. Some people prefer the slow and steady route. Do what's right for you.Julie Morgenstern
Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark.Henri-Frederic Amiel
If you carry a restlessness in your heart as you walk, then you are truly alive.Javed Akhtar

It is because I dive into the abyss that I am beginning to love the abyss I am made of.Clarice Lispector