"I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become."

"The acceptance of oneself is the essence of the whole moral problem and the epitome of a whole outlook on life."

"Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people."

"The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest of things without it."

"The best political, social, and spiritual work we can do is to withdraw the projection of our shadow onto others."