Ghosts don't haunt us. That's not how it works. They're present among us because we won't let them go. Sue Grafton

Ghosts are never just ghosts; they provide us with an insight into what haunts our culture. Andrew Smith

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.

Kahlil Gibran

Don't ask what the world needs.

Ask what makes you come alinve and go do it. Because what the world needs are more people who have life! Howard Thurman

When we come into contact with the other person, our thoughts and actions should express our mind of compassion, even if that person says and does things that are not easy to accept. We practice in this way until we see clearly that our love is not contingent upon the other person being lovable. Thich Nhat Hanh

The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them. Thomas Merton

Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire, it burns it all clean. Maya Angelou

I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes I've been closer to him for that reason. Elie Wiesel

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way. Henry David Thoreau

Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness. James Thurber

The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it. Thich Nhat Hanh

Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn. The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and prejudices and the acceptance of love back in our hearts. Love is the essential reality and our purpose on earth. To be consciously aware of it, to experience love in ourselves and others, is the meaning of life. Meaning does not lie in things, meaning lies in us.

Marianne Williamson

"When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it always." Mahatma Gandhi