Noelle Kesner

“It isn't the big troubles in life that require character. Anybody can rise to a crisis and face a crushing tragedy with courage, but to meet the petty hazards of the day with a laugh - I really think that requires spirit.
It's the kind of character that I am going to develop. I am going to pretend that all life is just a game which I must play as skillfully and fairly as I can. If I lose, I am going to shrug my shoulders and laugh - also if I win.”
― Jean Webster, Daddy Long Legs

“There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.”
― John Holmes

“I think being a mother is the cruelest thing in the world. ”
― Nella Larsen, The Complete Fiction of Nella Larsen: Passing, Quicksand, and The Stories

“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets