“Magic exists. Who can doubt it, when there are rainbows and wildflowers, the music of the wind and the silence of the stars? Anyone who has loved has been touched by magic. It is such a simple and such an extraordinary part of the lives we live.”

“People will leave you but that doesn’t mean it’s your fault.”

“If all you can do is crawl, start crawling.”

“Reading is one form of escape. Running for your life is another.”

“I think of you so often you have no idea.”

“When writing the story of your life, don’t let anyone else hold the pen.”

“It’s not just other people we need to forgive. Sometimes we need to forgive ourselves.”

“There is a place in the heart that will never be filled, a space, and even during the best moments and the greatest times we will know it. We will know it more than ever. There is a place in the heart that will never be filled and we will wait and wait in that space”

“Brave soul, don’t forget that you have survived every onslaught of darkness and fought through hell to get here. You are stronger than you give yourself credit for.”

“Some people are going to leave but that’s not the end of your story. That’s the end of their part in your story.”

“True friendship takes us by the hand and reminds us we are not alone on the journey.”