“I care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself.”

I am no bird; and no net ensnares me.

Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs.

I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.

I would always rather be happy than dignified.

There is no happiness like that of being loved by your fellow-creatures, and feeling that your presence is an addition to their comfort.

You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.