“You'll be okay. No matter what shape reality takes, you can handle it.”
Source: Kingdom Hearts, Vol. 1
Laugh Factory incident (2006)
“You'll be okay. No matter what shape reality takes, you can handle it.”
Source: Kingdom Hearts, Vol. 1
“What you do matters — but not much. What you are matters tremendously.”
Madonna House Staff Letter #140
Reverence for Life (1969)
Context: I do not want to frighten you by telling you about the temptations life will bring. Anyone who is healthy in spirit will overcome them. But there is something I want you to realize. It does not matter so much what you do. What matters is whether your soul is harmed by what you do. If your soul is harmed, something irreparable happens, the extent of which you won't realize until it will be too late.
Review of Nabokov's Lolita (1958).
Context: Many authors write like amateur blacksmiths making their first horseshoe; the clank of the anvil, the stench of the scorched leather apron, the sparks and the cursing are palpable, and this appeals to those who rank "sincerity" very high. Nabokov is more like a master swordsmith making a fine blade; nothing is amiss, nothing is too much, there is no fuss, and the finished product must be handled with great care, or it will cut you badly.
“It’s not what you do, but how much love you put into it that matters.”
Source: The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?
"Baseball Was Very, Very Good to Him," The New York Times (2000-10-29)