You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. ~~ Christopher Robin, from Winnie the Pooh

Fiction gives us empathy: it puts us inside the minds of other people, gives us the gifts of seeing the world through their eyes. Fiction is a lie that tell us true things, over and over. ~~ Neil Gaiman

You cannot make everyone think and feel as deeply as you do. This is your tragedy, because you understand them but they do not understand you. ~~ Daniel Saint