Fannie Hurst

"A friend is a person before whom I may think aloud."

"The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved."

"We accept the love we think we deserve."

"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."

"Genius is childhood recaptured."

"The privilege of a lifetime is becoming who you truly are."

"In the end, we only regret the chances we didn't take."

"Some people are born with the gift of storytelling; others must cultivate it through experience and pain."

"The deepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated."

"We are dying from overthinking. We are slowly killing ourselves by drowning in our thoughts."

"A lifetime of happiness requires hard work."

"The secret to living well is to embrace both joy and sorrow."

"Every person has an inherent worth that cannot be diminished by circumstance."

"Time is the most valuable currency in life."

"Beauty is not in the face; it is a light in the heart."

"The greatest discoveries begin with a question."

"Loyalty is a quality that should never be compromised."

"Hope is the thing that sustains us through our darkest hours."

"A woman's power lies not in her appearance but in her mind."

"The pursuit of happiness is the pursuit of authenticity."

"To live is to create meaning from chaos."

"We are all stories waiting to be told."

"The heart knows truths that the mind cannot comprehend."

"Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to maintain composure while waiting."

"The greatest gift we can give is our presence."

"Success is measured not by wealth but by the lives we touch."

"We grow through the struggles we endure."

"A life without passion is a life half-lived."

"The human spirit is capable of extraordinary resilience."

"Freedom requires responsibility."