Irresistible force meets the Immovable object

The painful thing about people leaving is not the act of seeing them leave. It’s when you’ve been with them everyday, waking up knowing they’ll be there, and the next thing they’re just not around anymore.

The one good thing about not seeing you is that I can write you letters.

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

Don’t be afraid of death … Be afraid of the un-lived life.

During my second year of nursing school our professor gave us a quiz. I breezed through the questions until I read the last one: “What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?” Surely this was a joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times, but how would I know her name? I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. Before the class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our grade. “Absolutely,” the professor said. “In your careers, you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say hello.” I’ve never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy.