“I've only just arrived, Kate. It may surprise you to learn that you were my top priority.”

“I've learned enough this year to know that life may surprise you, but not usually in the ways you imagine.”

“I've learned that some memories surprise you and reveal a sharp edge just when you least expect it.”

“Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn't always have to be their top priority.”

“A habit as simple as arriving late or constantly procrastinating can show what you rank at the bottom of your scale of priorities—and also what you rank at the top. What do you hold as important and unimportant in this life? Just take a look at your habits. They will speak for themselves—and most likely, they will speak to others as well.”

“and yet, you never knew wwhat you were capable of until you arrived at that given moment. Life was just a whole string of spots where you continued to surprise yourself.”