“True strength cannot be measured by physical means, but by the determination to strive in your darkest hour.”

“Don't itch the itch feel the itch”

“After something bad happens, don't stand there and stare at something, stand there and do something”

“I believe in grey...Some things aren't straightforward. Not everything is true or false, real or imaginary, black or white. It's not that simple.”

“... it looked at me as it passed, smiling in that crazy-happy way that dogs do. And I started laughing. I mean, how can you not laugh at a dog running on the beach? But I was also kind of crying, too. Laughing and crying simultaneously hurts. It hurts and it's confusing.”

“You're like a motherfucking unicorn. Do you know any other male slash writers who bang chicks??”

“The ocean is not to be trusted. It's dark and cold with a treacherous current that pulls you whichever way it wants. It can drown you or it refuse to drown you.”