"I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve."

"Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings."

"Success supposes endeavour."

"You must learn some of my philosophy. Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure."

"I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles."

"I have learnt how to live, how to be in the world and of the world, and not just to stand aside and watch."