The best way of killing a rose is to force it open when it is still only the promise of a bud.

José Saramago

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My rule of thumb for hitchhiking is: stick it up straight and proud and make if visible to all drivers.

If you wait, all that happens is you get older.

The path through trouble is always made a step at a time, a breath at a time, a day at a time.

Change is slow and gradual. It requires hard work, a bit of luck, a fair amount of self-sacrifice, and a lot of patience.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you. Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen.

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