“But then I had long mistaken being spoiled for being strong, being defiant for being independent, being reckless for being brave.”

“Strong and independent? I’m neither. I’m just being pushed along by reality, whether I like it or not.”

“Being smart spoils a lot of things, doesn't it?”

“Before I knew you, I thought brave was not being afraid. You've taught me that bravery is being terrified and doing it anyway.”

“Being brave doesn't meanhaving to fight alone.”

“A sober man may become a drunkard through being a coward. A brave man may become a coward through being a drunkard.”

“For as long as space remains
And as long as sentient beings remain
Until then may I too remain
To dispel the suffering of all beings.”

“Being is. Being is in-itself. Being is what it is.”

“She was so tired of being strong.”

“The human being is not the lord of beings, but the shepherd of Being.”