“Friends are like windows through which you see out into the world and back into yourself. If you don't have friends you see much less than you otherwise might.” IfsWorldMightFriendshipWindow Author:Merle Shain
“It's hard to tell our good luck sometimes. Hard to tell sometimes for many years to come. And most of us have wept copious tears over someone or something, when if we'd understood the situation better, we might have celebrated our good fortune insteadOne can never change the past, only the hold it has on you and while nothing in your life is reversible, you can reverse it nevertheless.” IfsYearsSometimesHardMightPastLife IsSituationTearsUnderstoodLuckFortuneReverseNeverthelessGood FortuneGood LuckNever Change Author:Merle Shain
“If there are no endings, there are no beginnings and you see no new lands, so for everything that's lost, there is usually something gained.” IfsLostLandBeginnings And Endings Book:Some Men Are More Perfect Than Others Source: Some Men Are More Perfect Than Others
“There are really only two ways to approach life - as victim or as gallant fighter - and you must decide if you want to act or react, deal your own cards or play with a stacked deck. And if you don't decide which way to play with life, it always plays with you.” IfsWayWantLifeInspirationalTwoPlayChoicesDecisionDealsActingApproachVictimCardsFighterTwo WaysDeckReactingPower Of ChoiceGallant Author:Merle Shain