Dan Rafferty

“Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.”
― Newt Gingrich

“Mithorden: 'He was brilliant, yes, but ready to laugh at himself when he made mistakes. You may not believe it, but he made mistakes often.'

Luthiel: 'Why?' She choked around her tears.

Mithorden: 'Because he tried to do great things. Anyone can succeed at easy things. But the things Valkire tried were very difficult. He wanted to make things better for people of all races -- for he saw the good in them.”
― Robert Fanney

“I warn you, the trip will not be easy. Once you choose to walk in the light, your path will lead you places you do not want to go.”
― Dave Wolverton, Star Wars: The Courtship of Princess Leia

“(I)f you do not believe that hearts can bloom suddenly bigger, and that love can open like a flower out of even the hardest places, then I am afraid that for you the road will be long and brown and barren, and you will have trouble finding the light.
But if you do believe, then you already know all about magic.”
― Lauren Oliver, Liesl & Po