“It's okay to be scared, and it's okay to fail. But you have to try. Not trying isn't an option.”
“It's okay to be scared as long as you use it.”
“Oh. Shit." I breathed, arms shaking as I tried to push myself up, failing. That's okay. It's nice just to lie here.”
“It's okay to write crap. Just don't try publishing it while it's still crap.”
“I love you present tense. It's okay, Gus. It's okay. It is. It's okay, you hear me? Okay, okay.”
“How I wish I could hug everyone and tell them that it's okay. It's okay to be scared and angry and hurt and selfish. It's part of being human,”