Rita

“Nothing is so necessary for a young man as the company of intelligent women.”
― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace

“When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways--either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength.”
― Dalai Lama XIV

“Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect.”
― Margaret Mitchell

“Burdens are for shoulders strong enough to carry them.”
― Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind