Failure gave me an inner security that I had never attained by passing examinations. Failure taught me things about myself that I could have learned no other way. I discovered that I had a strong will, and more discipline than I had suspected; I also found out that I had friends whose value was truly above the price of rubies.

I can be no longer than one day absent from the ship, as I am the only person on board who can navigate her.

The only real faith is the faith in love.

生活只是由一系列下决心的努力所构成。