Sometimes you forget how much you love someone, until you realize their smile is like a spotlight shined on your heart.

Family is not always the people with whom you share DNA. Sometimes, family is the person who fights the hardest for your happiness.

The relentless pull of love is a thousand times harder to fight than the tides. If you’re lucky, you’ll make it out before you drown. If you’re even luckier, you’re pulled under just long enough to wash away the sorrow. If you’re really lucky, like me, you resurface just in time to find the one you love floating right beside you.

Fear is crippling. Fear of the future can convince us that there is no way out and nothing is ever going to get better. Fear is blinding; it can make us miss the warning signs flashing right in front of our eyes. It can also make you miss those brilliant flashes of color, when the world isn't so gray. But, if you think about it, being afraid isn't such a bad thing. Because fear is a reminder that you still have something to lose. Something worth holding onto.

The world can fall to pieces around us, but in the end, we'll always make it back to us.

The quickest path to self-destruction is to push away the people you love.

Sometimes letting someone go is the ultimate act of love.