“Everything in life has some good in it. And when something awful happens, the goodness stands out even more — it’s sad, but that’s the truth.”

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”

“Create a life that feels good on the inside. Not one that just looks good on the outside.”

“For what it’s worth: It’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.”

“Sometimes you change your mind about a person. Or your feelings for them change, or they change, or, I don’t know, you just want to make a different decision. And that’s always okay. You don’t owe anyone anything.”

“When it’s over, leave. Don’t continue watering a dead flower.”

“This year, come to terms with endings. Fighting a natural or needed ending will only bring more pain and negativity.”

“Every true love and friendship is a story of unexpected transformation. If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means we haven’t loved enough.”

“when people leave, it’s never like a bandaid. the pain keeps following you, along with their coffee stains and paper trails. all those memories and the little things that made them special. and so you find yourself crying in front of that coffee shop where you always used to go and you turn off the radio whenever their favorite song comes on. their ghosts keep haunting you but here’s a thing about wraiths: they are not real.”

“But I always thought you’d come back, tell me all you found was heartbreak and misery it’s hard for me to say, I’m jealous of the way you’re happy without me.”

“I’m beginning to think that maybe it’s not just how much you love someone. Maybe what matters is who you are when you’re with them.”