“So is it just human nature to believe that things happen for a reason - to find some shred of meaning even in the worst experiences?”

“It's human nature to want to think the best of others, but if you listen carefully, people will always tell you who they are. ”

“When something terrible happens, a lifetime of small events and unremarkable decisions, of unresolved anger, and unexplored fears begins to play itself out in ways you least expect. You've been going along from one day to the next, not realizing that all those disparate words and gestures were adding up to something, a conclusion, you didn't anticipate. And later, when you begin to retrace your steps you see that you will need to reach back further than you could have imagined, beyond words and thoughts and even dreams, perhaps to make sense of what happened.”

“I like the assumption that everyone is trying his best, and we should all just be kind to each other.”

“Every decision I make is determined solely by the spark and limitations of my own perspective”

“...life hinges on small moments and seemingly trivial decisions. ”

“You got to learn to take what people are willing to give.”