And despite everything I know now, I still believe, as I did when I was little, that there is an entire universe of things that my mother knows that I don't. I still believe that nothing truly bad can ever happen if my mother is around. I know it's not true. But still. It is true.

People are always beautiful when you love them.

Don't let anyone convince you that love doesn't matter.

We are at our finest when we take care of each other.

It's always better to have what you have than to get what you wanted.

We are only as great as our struggles. We only become who we are in the face of them.

There is no question that the objects that surround us impact our experience of the world.