“He often felt that too many people lived their lives acting and pretending,wearing masks and losing themselves in the process.”

“You live long enough, you lose enough people, you learn to appreciate the memories you have.”

“He felt as though he were failing in practically every area of his life. Lately, happiness seemed as distant and unattainable to him as space travel. He hadn't always felt this way. There had been a long period of time during which he remembered being very happy. But things change. People change. Change was one of the inevitable laws of nature, exacting its toll on people's lives. Mistakes are made, regrets form, and all that was left were repercussions that made something as simple as rising from the bed seem almost laborious. ”

“there are people who added goodness to the world and people who lived to destroy it.”

“acceptance helps people move on with the rest of their lives”

“Too many people seem to believe that silence was a void that needed to be filled, even if nothing important was said.”

“He lived a wounded life”