“To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.”
"The greatest tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love."
- W. Somerset Maugham
Love
"We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person."
- W. Somerset Maugham
Love
"Only a mediocre person is always at his best"
- W. Somerset Maugham
Self-awareness
"I have an idea that the only thing which makes it possible to regard this world we live in without disgust is the beauty which now and then men create out of chaos. The pictures they paint, the music they compose, the books they write, and the lives they lead. Of all these the richest in beauty is the beautiful life. That is the perfect work of art."
- W. Somerset Maugham
Creativity
"A woman can forgive a man for the harm he does her...but she can never forgive him for the sacrifices he makes on her account."
- W. Somerset Maugham
Forgiveness
"When trust is betrayed, dreams shattered, hearts broken and broken again, when we want justice and need mercy, when our fists clench and our tears flow, when we need to know what to hold onto and what to let go of, we can always remember Him. Life is not as cruel as it can sometimes seem. His infinite compassion can help us find our way, truth, and life [see John 14:6]."
- Elder Gerrit W. Gong
Healing
"This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life."
Healing
"Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."
Healing
"Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."
Healing
"Moving on doesn’t mean you forget about things. It just means you have to accept what’s happened and continue living."
- Erza Scarlet
Healing