The most important things in a friendship didn't have to be said out loud.

A person's birthday should be a special day, a wonderful day, a day of pure celebration for the luck of being born!

There is a difference between giving into something and accepting it.

But really, there are no coincidences. Coincidences are just other people's choices, plans you don't know about.

My dad always says, some people will treat you badly and you can't help that. But how you handle it and how it makes you feel, that's up to you.

The most important things in a friendship didn't have to be said out loud.

A great friendship was like a great work of art, he thought. It took time and attention, and a spark of something that was impossible to describe. It was a happy, lucky accident, finding some kindred part of yourself in a total stranger." pg. 287