Let things be, let yourself be, let everything be and accept it as it is. Nothing more. Nothing less.

People don't want to accept the responsibility for their own weakness, so they place the blame on something that they're not responsible for, like disease or genetics.

There is emotion in the hug, and there is respect and a form of love. Emotion that comes from honesty, respect that comes from challenge, and the form of love that exists between people whose minds have touched, whose hearts have touched, whose souls have touched. Our minds touched. Our hearts touched. Our souls touched. We separate.

L.A is a huge place, literally and metaphorically. Its beauty and horror. Its unconventional history. Its draw and allure. Its diversity and segregation.

Lying became part of my life. I lied if I needed to lie to get something or get out of something

Most books aren't pure nonfiction or fiction.

And loss of control is always the source of fear. It is also, however, always the source of change.