“The things that hurt us the worst in life end up being the same as those that mean to us the most.”

“The people who matter the most to us in the end, who teach us the most, are the people who make their worst mistakes with us.”

“Too much of the good life ends up being toxic, deforming us spiritually.”

“It seems we struggle for a lifetime to become whole. Few of us ever do ... Most of us end up going out the same way we came in -- kicking and screaming. Most of us don't have the strength -- or the conviction. Most of us don't want to face our fears.”

“I marvel at how even the wrong choices can keep us on the right path. How the worst mistake can wind up being the best thing that ever happened to us.”

“the thing is, life is nothing like the movies...Somewhere between the two of us, something broke and we couldn't fix it. We tried. we only ended up hurting each other more”