""I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness, and the willingness to remain vulnerable." "
— Anne Morrow Lindbergh (Gift from the Sea)

"it takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeded."
— Anne Morrow Lindbergh

"One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach."
— Anne Morrow Lindbergh