“There is no getting away from the past or from one’s destiny.”

“The choices one makes, not one's blood, determine one's destiny - John Steinbeck”

“Life surprises at every turnBut it just wants you to learnYou can't dictate how it should playFor it will still take you by swayAnd when it does, learn to just beFor it can see what you can't seeFind your happiness wherever you areStuck in muck but gaze at the stars”

“Don't ever think about the mysteries of life and death. God reveals them to us only when he chooses to. Until then enjoy the existence he has provided and have faith in him. You are his special child and he has a very special plan for you.”

“What's life without love for living it?”

“That's the beauty and mystery of life. You have to let it unfold on its own. If you are too rigid about how you want it to play out, you kill the essence of it.”

“I'd like to believe every moment I have spent, all the time I have spent with the people I love most lives on forever”