““Always be willing to look at both sides of the argument. Understanding the other side is the best way to strengthen your own.””

“We all have one foot in a fairytale, and the other in the abyss.”

“It takes a strong person to remain single in a world that is accustomed to settling just to say they have something.”

“A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.”

“I learned the hard way that I cannot always count on others to respect my feelings - even if I respect theirs. Being a good person doesn’t guarantee that others will be good people. You only have control over yourself and how you choose to be as a person. As for others, you can only choose to accept them or walk away.”

“Even now, as broken as you may feel, you are still so strong. There’s something to be said for how you hold yourself together, and keep moving … Don’t stop … Keep going.”

“Strange as it may seem, I still hope for the best, even though the best, like an interesting piece of mail, so rarely arrives.”

“Long ago, there was something in me, but now that thing is gone. Now that thing is gone, that thing is gone. I cannot cry. I cannot care. That thing will come back no more.”

“If you want to succeed in your life, remember this phrase. The past does not equal the future. Because you failed yesterday; or all day today, or a moment ago, or for the last six months; the last 16 years, or the last fifty years of life doesn’t mean anything…all that matters is what are you going to do, right now.”

“When you don’t know what to do, my best advice is to do nothing until clarity comes.”

“Some old wounds never truly heal, and bleed again at the slightest word.”

“People think being alone makes you lonely, but I don’t think that’s true. Being surrounded by the wrong people is the loneliest thing in the world.”