“No man can take your freedom from you. They can limit your mobility, but that's about all they can do”

“When you can bring yourself to write about it one day, you will find it all less painful. It is a catharsis of sorts, but the process can be brutal. Don’t do it until you’re ready.”

“And if they really fuck it up and do make a horrible mistake, which can happen to anyone, from any culture, you still have to sit back and watch from the sidelines. It's their life. What you need is a life of your own. You can't hang on to them forever and live theirs or stop them from making mistakes. That's the deal. Once they grow up, they belong to themselves, not to us.”

“You can have anything you want, if you go out and get it. If you claim it as your own. You have a right to it.”

“you see the magic in a fairy tale, you can face the future”

“Never lose hope, and if you can, find the courage to love again.”

“Sometimes, if you aren't sure about something, you just have to jump off the bridge and grow your wings on the way down.”