Maria

“Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty… I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well.”
― Theodore Roosevelt

“Life before Death.
Strength before Weakness.
Journey before Destination.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

“The best lies about me are the ones I told.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind