graduation: 23 days

"Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens." -- J.R.R. Tolkien

"The key that unlocks energy is ''desire.'' It's also the key to a long and interesting life. If we expect to create any drive, any real force within ourselves, we have to get excited."

  -- Earl Nightingale

"So just love. Make mistakes and have wonderful times. But never second guess who you are, where you have been, and most importantly, where it is you're going."

"Live each season as it passes; breath the air, drink the drink; taste the fruit and resign yourself to the influences of each."

-- Henry David Thoreau

"It is great good luck that I have a pen and paper and a friend.” -- Margaret Peterson Haddix 

“Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone, and do not be troubled about the future, for it has yet to come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering.” -- Ida Scott Taylor

"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
 -- Isaiah 41:10

"Our greatest moments are hidden behind our greatest fears."

“...even the most independent people sometimes needed help. And if I'd learned nothing else from my life thus far, it was that you don't always end up where you think you're going.”  -- Margaret Peterson Haddix

“And losing your way on a journey is unfortunate. But losing your reason for the journey…is a fate more cruel.” -- Nathan Scott

"Never let anyone disturb your composure, deter your accomplishment, or destroy your happiness."

"Little by little, one travels far." -- J.R.R. Tolkien

"It's not what the world holds for you. It's what you bring to it." -- Lucy Maud Montgomery