“I try to fill the emptiness deep inside me with Cheetos, but I am still depressed. Only now my fingers are stained orange. I am blue. And I am orange.”

“What if I told you 10 years from now your life would be exactly the same?Doubt you'd be happy.So, why are you afraid of change?”

“View your life with KINDSIGHT. Stop beating yourself up about things from your past. Instead of slapping your forehead and asking, “What was I thinking,” breathe and ask yourself the kinder question, “What was I learning?”

“And I know now that all the time I was trying to getout of the dust,the fact is,what I am,I am because of the dust.And what I am is good enough.Even for me.”

“Do not worry, my sweet one. Just as night is followed by day, so too your dark times will be followed by brighter days ahead.”

“It's easy to become married. Millions of people do it every year. If you want to pressure me to become something, hey, why not pick something a little more challenging—like an astrophysicist.”

“Happiness is not about what happens to you, but how you choose to respond to what happens.”