"I have found it very important in my own life to try to let go of my wishes and instead to live in hope. I am finding that when I choose to let go of my sometimes petty and superficial wishes and trust that my life is precious and meaningful in the eyes of God something really new, something beyond my own expectations begins to happen for me. (Finding My Way Home)" 

— Henri J.M. Nouwen

 "Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending." 

— Maria Robinson