“It is no coincidence that the words 'trying' and 'dying' are only a few letters apart.”

“I hope you never hear those words. Your mom. She died. They are different than other words. They are too big to fit in your ears. They belong to some strange, heavy, powerful language that pounds away at the side of your head, a wrecking ball coming at you again and again, until finally, the words crack a hole large enough to fit inside your brain. And in so doing, they split you apart. ”

“Dying? Not the end of everything. We think it is. But what happens on earth is only the beginning.”

“Dying is only one thing to be sad over. Living unhappily is something else.”

“Secrets tear you apart.”

“Secrets, they'll tear you apart.”

“If you're trying to show off for people at the top, forget it. They will look down on you anyhow. And if you're trying to show off for people at the bottom, forget it. They will only envy you. Status will get you nowhere. Only an open heart will allow you to float equally between everyone.”