“You can't know now what the results will be in the future. So for now, don't even think about it. Think about what you want to do and what you can do. That's very different from 'running away'. What do you want to do?”
“You can't do anything about the past, it's done and can't be mended. But the future is different, if you just think what you really want and reach out and take it.”
“One of the things that therapists do if you are suicidal, like a trick, is ask you about the future. They want to know what your plans are. Do you want to be the president? Do you want to be a rock star? They want to know if you want to live later even if you want to die now.”
“Raven: So Alexander, now we know what we do all day. What do you do?Alexander: I spend it thinking about you.”
“If you keep thinking about what you want to do or what you hope will happen, you don't do it, and it won't happen.”
“do what you got to do now, so you can do what you want to do later”