We all have an unsuspected reserve of strength inside that emerges when life puts us to the test.

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"I am happier when I love than when I am loved. I adore my husband, my son, my grandchildren, my mother, my dog, and frankly, I don't know if they even like me. But who cares? Loving them is my joy."

- Isabel Allende

Love

"Writing is a calling, not a choice."

- Isabel Allende

Belief

"Every person is born with a talent, and happiness depends on discovering that talent in time."

- Isabel Allende

Happiness

"You are the storyteller of your own life, and you can create your own legend, or not."

- Isabel Allende

Personal Growth

"True friendship resists time, distance and silence."

- Isabel Allende

Relationships

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"We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated."

- Maya Angelou

Resilience

"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."

- Winston Churchill

Resilience

"Criticism is the best sign you’re onto something."

- Michael Lopp

Resilience

"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him."

- David Brinkley

Resilience

"We are really competing against ourselves. We have no control over how other people perform."

- Pete Cashmore

Resilience