"A tender heart has he, who loves his homeland;
strong is he, to whom all lands are home;
perfect is he only, to whom the whole world is strange."
Hugh of Saint Victor, 12th Century
cited from Tzvetan Todorov (a Bulgarian in France)
who took it from Edward Said (a Palestinian in the U.S)
who found it in Erich Auerbach (a German in Turkey)
"The power that you hold in life does not lie in what cards you have been dealt in this life, but instead in how you play them. Your life can be a tragedy in spite of every advantage.
Or...
Your life can be a triumph in spite of any kind of adversity. Your freedom lies in the fact that it is your choice which way you create your life to