“When you love someone, that person holds the most incredible power over you because they have the ability to cause you the most pain.”

“It signifies joy, purity, beauty, and when given as a gift, secret love.”

“Don’t ever settle for something short of amazing in whatever you do in your life—there are a myriad of paths and choices to be made. Seek out the signs that speak to your heart and follow them. Then rely on God to protect you the rest of the journey.”

“No one stays the same, David. Everything you are is a direct result of something that's affected you in your past, whether it was horrible or wonderful -- no one has the right to destroy themselves because they can't deal with the pain. You have to learn from it. It's not over--the good in your life--it's not over until your dead.”

“Silly bug, fly on the wall, our first fight and how quickly we are over it. Of course I don't hate you, dearest, beloved, most cherished, I owe you everything.”

“The pain when you fail is not to convince you to stop, but to be overcome so you can find success there and move on.”

“You can think up a million excuses to quit, and still not have an actual reason! Why waste all that brain power?”