Years from now, when all the junk they got is broken and long forgotten, you'll still have your stars.

It's the Joshua tree's struggle that gives it its beauty.

[Optimism] acts as a self-fulfilling prophecy.

You should never hate anyone, even your worst enemies. Everyone has something good about them. You have to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that.

Memoir is about handing over you life to someone and saying, This is what I went through, this is who I am, and maybe you can learn something from it.

Life's too short to care about what other people think. Besides, they should accept us for who we are

But no matter how much planning you do, one tiny miscalculation, one moment of distraction, can end it all in an instant.