"What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us."

"The greatest calamity that can befall a man is to lose his own soul."

"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my own ship."

"The struggle of life is a good struggle, and it is a struggle that we must all engage in."

"I used to think that it was a shame that I was born blind and deaf, but now I know that it is a blessing. It has taught me to see with my soul and to hear with my heart."