“The only way to beat my crazy was by doing something even crazier. Thank you. I love you. I knew it from the moment I saw you. I’m sorry it took me so long to catch up. “

“I was a slut. There will always be a part of me that is dirty and sloppy, but I like that, just like all the other parts of myself. I can forgive. Can you say the same for yourself, fucker? Can you forgive? Are you capable of that? “

“I don’t want to stay in the bad place, where no one believes in silver linings or love or happy endings.”

“Life is not a PG feel-good movie. Real life often ends badly. Literature tries to document this reality, while showing us it is still possible for us to endure nobly.”

“If clouds are blocking the sun, there will always be a silver lining that reminds me to keep on trying.”

“It hurts to look at the clouds, but it also helps, like most things that cause pain.”

“I still love you in my own fucked-up way.”

“You need to make time for your family no matter what happens in your life”

“I am practicing being kind over being right.”

“She looks sad. She looks angry. She looks different from everyone else I know—she cannot put on that happy face others wear when they know they are being watched. She doesn’t put on a face for me, which makes me trust her somehow.”

“Let me tell ya. You gotta pay attention to signs. When life reaches out with a moment like this it’s a sin if you don’t reach back… I’m telling you.”

“life is random and fucked-up and arbitrary, until you find someone who can make sense of it all for you— if only temporarily.”

“most people lose the ability to see silver linings or even though they are always there above us.”

“You need to know it’s your actions that will make you a good person, not desire.”

“When she needed help most, she was abandoned—and only when she offered help to others was she beloved.”

“…I am now watching the movie of my life as I live it.”

“Looking into another person’s eyes for an extended period of time proved to be a powerful thing. And if you don’t believe me, try it yourself.”