“I think that after the first time you give your heart away, you never get it back. The rest of your life is just you pretending that you still have a heart.”

“I am not the whiskey you want, I am the water you need.”

“If you can’t do anything about it then let it go. Don’t be a prisoner to things you can’t change.”

“It’s our choices that matter in the end. Not wishes, not words, not promises.”

“Just remember that sometimes, the way that you think about a person isn’t the way they actually are.”

“Letting go. Everyone talks about it like it’s the easiest thing. Unfurl your fingers one by one until your hand is open. But my hand has been clenched into a fist for… years now; it’s frozen shut.”

“Remember that you were art long before he came to admire you, and you’ll continue to be art even when he’s gone. A masterpiece is still a masterpiece when the lights are off, and the room is empty.”

“Once you realize there is life after mistakes, you gain a self-confidence that never goes away.”

“Silence is more powerful than proving your point.”

“The quieter you become the more you can hear.”