It does provide a greater basket for tenderly holding and intimately knowing our suffering in any and all circumstances, and that, it turns out, is transformative, and can make all the difference between endless imprisonment in pain and suffering and freedom from suffering

Lewis encourages his cancer-stricken and temporarily depressed wife that uncertainty rather than hopelessness is our cross.

Hardship is a legitimate test of character, resilience a legitimate sign of strength and patience a legitimate mark of faith.

The path of progress is seldom smooth. New things are often found hard to do. Our fathers found them so. We find them so. But are we not made better for the effort and scarifice?

I do believe, as my father once said, that "No matter how hard the loss, defeat might serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out."

In some ways suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning, such as the meaning of a sacrifice.

When we are willing to stay even a moment with uncomfortable energy, we gradually learn not to fear it.

Successful people don't fear failure, but understand that it's necessary to learn and grow from.

Are you experiencing restlessness? Stay! Are fear and loathing out of control? Stay! Aching knees and throbbing back? Stay! What's for lunch? Stay! I can't stand this another minute! Stay!

The secret to life is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.

All men have a sweetness in their life. That is what helps them go on. It is towards that they turn when they feel too worn out.

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.