“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”

“First impressions are always unreliable.”

“People grow when they are loved well. If you want to help others heal, love them without an agenda.”

“Sometimes we can’t find the thing that will make us happy, because we can’t let go of the thing that was supposed to.”

“Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow. Pain nourishes you courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.”

“Find someone who knows how to calm your storm.”

“Feelings come and feelings go. There is no need to fear them and no need to crave them. Be open to your feelings and experience them while they are here. Then be open to the feelings that will come next. Your feelings are a part of your experience. Yet no mere feeling, however intense it may seem, is your permanent reality.”

“Two things to remember in life: Take care of your thoughts when you are alone, and take care of your words when you are with people.”

“Sometimes it was hard to express how much you loved someone. You said the words, but you could never quite capture the depth of it. You could never quite hold someone tightly enough.”

“Being willing is not enough. We must do.”