It seems that in every culture, however tough life is and however impossible the conditions, there are some resilient human beings who find their way through, who survive and make something of themselves.

It's a cliche - but true - that life is not a dress rehearsal. You get to do it once, so do it well.

All I had to do was do it.

I think we have much more to say about what happens to us than most people believe.

Mon unique esperance est dans mon desespoir.

Despair was a heavy blackness that let no light in or out. It was a hell beyond expression. I thank God it always passed. A school of fish appeared around the …

Nothing and no one can destroy the Chinese people. They are relentless survivors. They are the oldest civilized people on earth. Their civilization passes thro…