“once i was told to not be sad, because behind every dark cloud there is a bright sky...what they do not seem to know is that past that bright sky is an endless darkness.”

“A family is like a set of gears, when one goes missing, the other gears don't function as well.”

“A critic is someone who comes down off the mountain after the battle and shoots the wounded.”

“The sky is purple, the flare of a match behind a cupped hand is gold; the liquor is green, bright green, made from a thousand herbs, made from altars. Those who know enough to drink Chartreuse at Mardi Gras are lucky, because the distilled essence of the town burns in their bellies. Chartreuse glows in the dark, and if you drink enough of it, your eyes will turn bright green.”

“After all you've put me through, you would think I despise you, but in the end I want to thank you because you made me that much stronger.”

“I do not intend to tip-toe through life, but to arrive safely at death.”

“You are beautiful in every single way. Words can't bring you down.”