I was a workaholic. I never stopped. I lived in fifth gear. I bought cars. I invested in stocks. I made more money than I had ever imagined.

But there's a story behind everything. How a picture got on a wall. How a scar got on your face. Sometimes the stories are simple, and sometimes they are hard and heartbreaking. But behind all your stories is always your mother's story, because hers is where yours begin.

If you want to be a good writer, make sure you read. I'm amazed by how many people don't bother to do that.

When someone is in your heart, they're never truly gone. They can come back to you, even at unlikely times.

Accept what you are able to do and what you are not able to do. Accept the past as past, without denying it or discarding it. Learn to forgive yourself and to forgive others. Don't assume that it's too late to get involved.

With endless time, nothing is special. With no loss or sacrifice, we can’t appreciate what we have

But our eyes are different, what you see ain't what I see.