“My life exists in an imagined reality.”

“No matter how attractive a person's potential may be, you have to date their reality.”

“What is true about music is true about life: that beauty reveals everything because it expresses nothing.”

“I would rather be alone with dignity than in a relationship that requires me to sacrifice my self respect.”

“If a hug represented how much I loved you, I would hold you in my arms forever.”

“When something or someone is no longer bringing you up, but pulling you down—it’s time to let go. When something or someone is no longer adding to your life, but subtracting from it—it’s time to let go.”

“He rests his lips against my temple. 'You need to figure out what you really want from this - from us.”