Sharing Trouble for Love

 "Trouble is part of your life, and if you don't share it, you don't give the person who loves you a chance to love you enough."

— Dinah Shore

Regrettable Wishes

 "We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified."

— Aesop

A Truly Free Man

 "The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse."

— Jules Renard

Regretting Eating

 "We never regret having eaten too little."

— Thomas Jefferson

"A Great Fire In Our Soul"

 "There may be a great fire in our soul, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke."

— Vincent van Gogh

"The Dwindling of All Other Possibilities"

 "The best thing that can happen to people entering creative professions is the dwindling of all other possibilities."

— Dennis Lehane

No Diplomacy Like Candor

 "The art of life is to show your hand.  There is no diplomacy like candor."

— Edward Verrall Lucas