“God nowhere tells us to give up things for the sake of giving them up. He tells us to give them up for the sake of the only thing worth having--viz., life with Himself. It is a question of loosening the bonds that hinder the life…”

“The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them up.”

“They do sometimes go crazy, these people, because the world is telling them not to want the things they want. It can seem saner to give up-But then one goes insane from giving up.”

“God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.”

“There are some things worth giving up anything for, even your freedom, and getting rid of your period is definitely one of them.”

“God does not give us overcoming life; He gives us life as we overcome.”

“Old age is a wonderful time of life…At least, that’s what everyone tells you. But let me tell you: it is not true. What’s true is that your hips, knees and ankles gradually give up on you – everything is quite dreadful, really. And it was a terrible thing to have told us…because we believed it.”

“In life, not giving up is more easier than giving up.”

“When it's for each other that people give things up they don't miss them.”

“Finding one important thing in your life doesn’t mean you have to
give up all the other important things.”