“It was the beginning of the greatest Christmas ever. Little food. No presents. But there was a snowman in their basement.”
"Maybe everyone can live beyond what they're capable of."
- Markus Zusak
Hope
"Imagine smiling after a slap in the face. Then think of doing it twenty-four hours a day."
- Markus Zusak
Adversity
"Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say. Just in what they are."
- Markus Zusak
Self-esteem
"I'd rather chase the Sun than wait for it."
- Markus Zusak
Ambition
"“All told, she owned fourteen books, but she saw her story as being made up predominantly of ten of them. Of those ten, six were stolen, one showed up at the kitchen table, two were made for her by a hidden Jew, and one was delivered by a soft, yellow-dressed afternoon.”"
- Markus Zusak
Reflection
"It is never too late to be what you might have been."
- George Eliot
New Beginnings
"Mondays offer new beginnings 52 times a year!"
- David Dweck
New Beginnings
"You’ll never get bored when you try something new. There’s really no limit to what you can do."
- Dr. Seuss
New Beginnings
"You can’t turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again."
- Bonnie Prudden
New Beginnings
"With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts."
- Eleanor Roosevelt
New Beginnings