“Evil destroys even itself.”

“As you care less about what people think of you, you will care more about what others think of themselves.”

“Happiness is the highest good.”

“You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens.”

“She looked away. I thought she was looking for another cigarette. Then I saw she was crying. I could feel her crying. Shaking and crying. She wouldn’t look up. I put my arms around her.”

“I got lost in him, and it was the kind of lost that’s exactly like being found.”

“Sometimes, you do things and you do them not because you’re thinking but because you’re feeling. Because you’re feeling too much. And you can’t always control the things you do when you’re feeling too much.”

“The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend.”

“I had lost my mind and fallen into my heart.”

“The untrained mind keeps up a running commentary, labeling everything, judging everything. Best to ignore that commentary. Don’t argue or resist, just ignore. Deprived of attention and interest, this voice gets quieter and quieter and eventually just shuts up.”

“I just want to run up to you, hug you and never let go.”

“He who dares not grasp the thorn should never crave the rose.”

“A soul mate’s purpose is to shake you up, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions, break your heart open so new light can get in, make you so desperate and out of control that you have to transform your life.”