Pallavi

“Reality is harsh. It can be cruel and ugly. Yet no matter how much we grieve over our environment and circumstances nothing will change. What is important is not to be defeated, to forge ahead bravely. If we do this, a path will open before us.”
― Daisaku Ikeda

“You might at least acknowledge that I put my self in harm's way on your behalf, Evie' the deeper voice of Viscount Dare came from her other side.

Georgina stiffened. ' No you didn't. Go away now.'

'No, I didn't,' he repeated amiably, and nodded. ' Goodbye.'

'Wait!' Evelyn caught his arm. ' What do you mean, on my behalf?'

'I...ah...' He glanced over her head at his wife. 'I don't mean anything. I have a mental disability.”
― Suzanne Enoch, London's Perfect Scoundrel

“Why is it that sometimes our prayers seem not to be answered? This is a manifestation of the Buddha's wisdom, so that we can deepen our prayers, become stronger people, live more profound lives and secure deeper, more lasting good fortune. If our slightest prayer was answered immediately, we would become lazy and degenerate. And we could not hope to build a life of great dignity and substance.”
― Daisaku Ikeda

“The heart is what is important." There is nothing more vulnerable, nothing more corruptible than the human mind; nor is there anything as powerful, steadfast and ennobling.”
― Daisaku Ikeda