But you don’t have to give everyone the benefit of the doubt.”“You don’t have to assume the worst about everyone, either. The world isn’t always out to get you.

The worst thing you can do if you miss or need someone is let them know it.

You get what you give, but also what you're willing to take.

Family isn’t something that’s supposed to be static, or set. People marry in, divorce out. They’re born, they die. It’s always evolving, turning into something else.

The best gifts come from the heart, not the store.

It's okay to accept things from people. It doesn't make you weak or helpless.

funny how a beautiful song could tell such a sad story

You know the minute you stop thinking about it, it'll happen.

Like it takes so little not only to change something, but to make you forget the way it once was, as well.

What is family? They were the people who claimed you. In good, in bad, in parts or in whole, they were the ones who showed up, who stayed there, regardless.

Hey, and for what it's worth? Friends don't leave you alone in the woods. Friends are the ones who come and take you out.

I wonder if I'll ever have to decide which is worse, life as we're living or no life at all.

Any coward can instill fear. It's easy to scare people, but having the strength to make them feel safe? Now that's power.

In Jiu Jitsu, we often fall into the trap of simply trying a technique "harder, " rather than recognizing that it is a poorly chosen tool for the task at hand.

Superficial cannot discover the deep, because both live in different levels and likewise the deep cannot meet the deepest! Change your level to reach at different levels!

Back then it was a different culture. It was very loose. I was young. I was stupid.

You know what's wrong with humanity?... The greatest gift we were given is our free will, and we keep misusing it.

Resolved, That it is the duty of the women of this country to secure to themselves their sacred right to the elective franchise.

Science is moving closer to weaponry, and Art is moving closer to commercialism. And never the twain shall meet.

Live life for the moment, because everything else is uncertain.

Looking back, I understand that I was teaching myself to write.