"Well, I stopped drinking. That was actually a big deal. I didn't go through any harrowing rock-bottom experience. I just made a decision to stop drinking."

“People are as happy as they choose to be.”

“Skins may differ, but affection Dwells in white and black the same.”

“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”

“Love is something so divine, Description would but make it less; 'Tis what I feel, but can't define, 'Tis what I know but can't express”

“When you send out real love, real love will return to you.”

Source : Florence Scovel Shinn (2015). “The Complete Game of Life and How to Play It: The Classic Text with Commentary, Study Questions, Action Items, and Much Mor”, p.64, Hampton Roads Publishing

“For my own part,' said Captain Aubrey, 'I have no notion of disliking a man for his beliefs, above all if he was born with them. I find I can get along very well with Jews or even...' The P of Papists was already formed, and the word was obliged to come out as Pindoos.”

“Love is love, but marriage is an investment.”

“Everybody goes through rough things in their lives, us included. The best advice we can give is to never give up, and always believe in yourself because when you do that, anything is possible.”