"It is love, not reason, that is stronger than death."
- Thomas Mann
Love
"A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people."
- Thomas Mann
Self-awareness
"A harmful truth is better than a useful lie."
- Thomas Mann
Integrity
"War is only a cowardly escape from the problems of peace."
- Thomas Mann
Courage
"Solitude gives birth to the original in us, to beauty unfamiliar and perilous."
- Thomas Mann
Creativity
"Don’t look at your feet to see if you are doing it right. Just dance."
- Anne Lamott
Joy
"Tuesdays are for chasing rainbows and dancing in the rain."
Joy
"You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness."
Joy
"Taste and see how good the Lord is! The one who takes refuge in him is truly happy!"
Joy
"The joy of brightening other lives becomes for us the magic of the holidays."
- W. C. Jones
Joy