Living in that childish wonder is a most beautiful feeling – I can so well remember it. There was always something more – behind and beyond everything – to me, the golden spectacles were very, very big.

Kate Greenaway

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.

Marie Curie

Responsibility to yourself means refusing to let others do your thinking, talking, and naming for you; it means learning to respect and use your own brains and instincts; hence, grappling with hard work.

Adrienne Rich

I am not going to limit myself just because people won’t accept the fact that I can do something else.

Dolly Parton

Don’t wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you’ve got to make yourself.

Alice Walker