Balance

“Life is about balance. Be kind, but don’t let people abuse you. Trust, but don’t be deceived. Be content, but never stop improving yourself.” —Zig Ziglar

A child teaches

“A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires.” —Paulo Coelho, The Fifth Mountain

Twice

“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.” —Anaïs Nin

Terrible odds

“Life is a gamble, at terrible odds. If it were a bet you wouldn’t take it.” ―Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

Establish atmosphere

“There’s a world of difference between insisting on someone’s doing something and establishing an atmosphere in which that person can grow into wanting to do it.” —Fred Rogers, You Are Special

Open hearts

“If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.” —Pema Chodron

Example

“The master is content to serve as an example and not to impose her will.” —Tao Te Ching

Approaching the end

“As one approaches the end, one begins to see life as it truly is.” —Hercule Poirot

Change the ending

You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. —C.S. Lewis

Choices

You rarely have time for everything you want in this life, so you need to make choices. And hopefully your choices can come from a deep sense of who you are. —Fred Rogers