“Freedom is the only thing we must demand in life, for all other good things stem from it”

“Perhaps we have stopped ourselves from being invented, from self-realization, by blaming others for our wordlessness.”

“When I was young, I spent my days and nights trying to impress future generations. I spent them. They’re gone. All because I was deathly afraid of being forgotten. And then came the regret. The worst things of all worst things.”

“We referenced fictional characters as if they were people to learn from. As if real-life people were too nebulous, too private and unreal for us to understand.”

“‎"A writer has to talk about the things that go untalked about”

“Sometimes, courage is really just cowardice. Sometimes the bravest thing is to let go.”

“And yet,from the air you think her peaceful and unflustered. On the ground is a place tangled with good intentions and a tyrannical will to live.”