“Lena wished that love were something you could flip on and off. You could turn it on when you felt good about yourself and worthy of it and generous enough to return it. You could flip it off when you needed to hide or self-destruct ad had nothing at all to give.”— Ann Brashares
“The thing I got to thinking about,’ he said, ‘is–what are the conditions that lead to larger portions of society being generous, humble, and selfless? While we have the conditions for economic opportunity here–and that is a blessing–do we have the conditions to learn how to self-regulate our own passions for the good of the whole?”— Warren St. John
“If you have much, be generous; if you have little, be grateful; even if you have nothing, be hopeful.”— Matshona Dhliwayo