" Of course I’ll hurt you. Of course you’ll hurt me. Of course we will hurt each other. But this is the very condition of existence. To become spring, means accepting the risk of winter. To become presence, means accepting the risk of absence… "

" How do we forgive ourselves for all the things we did not become? "

" My identity is constantly reclaiming itself. "

" It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone. "

" I am homesick for a place I am not sure even exists. One where my heart is full. My body loved. And my soul understood. "

" remember that you are still here. The human heart beats approximately 4000 times per hour. And each pulse, each throb, each palpitation is a trophy engraved with the words ‘you are still alive.’ you are still alive. Act like it. "

" You see in the world what you have in your heart. "

" When something bothered me, I didn’t talk with anyone about it. I thought it over all by myself, came to a conclusion, and took action alone. Not that I really felt lonely. I thought that’s just the way things are. Human beings, in the final analysis, have to survive on their own. "

" Do you ever question the nature of your reality? "