“I wonder if to be human is to know that we can't ever banish pain and ugliness from the world, only learn from it and create something beautiful and good out of it ...”

“But like most actions that rely on faith, it still took plenty of our own muscle and ingenuity.”

“Everyone needs to be needed, wants to be wanted, and loves to be loved.”

“Like the rest of the world, they seemed to have figured out something I didn't know - where they'd come from, where they were going - and moved on.”

“When we hide out of insecurity we block people out. No one trusts a person that is hiding something, but we are afraid to reveal all that is within us because that means we need to be vulnerable, and the truth will be there for all to see. No more hiding behind a wall, the good, bad, and ugly will be laid out on the table for others to either accept or reject.”

“We're always on breath away from something--living or dying--, sometimes it just can't be helped.”

“We're always one breath away from something, living or dying, sometimes it just can't be helped.”