How do we become who we are in the world? We ask the world to teach us. But we have to ask with an open heart, with no idea what the answer will be. --Pam Houston, Deep Creek
If you hear a voice that says, "Do not paint," then by all means, paint, and that voice will be silenced. --Vincent vanGogh
We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves." --Marie Curie
And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: it is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
--The Little Prince
The trees began to whisper / and the wind began to roll
And in the wild March morning I heard them call my soul.
(linebreaks probably wrong!) -- Tennyson
If you want to stay powerful, stay CALM. --Elizabeth Gilbert
When a woman finally learns that pleasing the world is impossible, she becomes free to learn how to please herself. -- Glennon Doyle
I'm a big believer in winging it. I'm a big believer that you 're never going to find a perfect city travel experience or the perfect mean with a constant willingness to experience a bad one. Letting the happy accident happen is what a lot of vacation itineraries miss, I think, and I'm always trying to push people to allow those things to happen rather than stick to some rigid itinerary. --Anthony Bourdain
Everyone who ever changed their life or laid claim to their own destiny began by surrendering to two words: NOT THIS. It's OK if you do't know yet what happens next. You just have to be honest about what your deepest truth is telling you. Which is: NOT THIS. If that's what your body and soul are trying to tell you: LISTEN. --Elizabeth Gilbert
I write because I don't know what I think until I read what I say. --Flannery O'Connor
Do not encumber your mind with useless thoughts. What good is it to brood over the past and fret about the future? Dwell in the simplicity of the present moment. --Dilgo Khyentse