You didn't get past something like that, you go through it -- and for that reason alone, I understood more about her than she ever would have guessed.

Just because you keep something a secret doesn't mean it never happened, no matter how much you want that to be true.

If you ask me, music is the language of memory

Life can change in an instant; don't be so worried about the future that you forget to celebrate what you have right now.

And if your parents have you for a reason, then that reason better exist. Because once it's gone, so are you.

There are all sorts of losses people suffer - from the small to the large. You can lose your keys, your glasses, your virginity. You can lose your head, you can lose your heart, you can lose your mind. You can relinquish your home to move into assisted living, or have a child move overseas, or see a spouse vanish into dementia. Loss is more than just death, and grief is the gray shape-shifter of emotion.

When you care more if someone else lives than you do about yourself- is that what [love is]?