I thought, briefly, that I would never feel as intensely connected to the world, to another human being, as I did at that moment.

Try to write at least 500 words a day. You may ditch 499 of them tomorrow, but you will still be moving forward.

Some mistakes... Just have greater consequences than others. But you don't have to let the result of one mistake be the thing that defines you. You, Clark, have the choice not to let that happen.

How could you live each day knowing that you were simply whiling away the days until your own death?

I told him I loved him,” she said, her voice dropping to a whisper. “And he just said it wasn’t enough.” Her eyes were wide and bleak . “How am I supposed to live with that?

... if you're going to wear a dress like that you need to wear it with confidence. You need to fill it out mentally as well as physically.

How is it possible to exist with so much pain?