We all make mistakes, but we need to learn from them and move on. You can own a mistake, or the mistake will own you.

Love that has been tested is far more awe-inspiring than love that has never known anything but bliss.

The tougher the times, the more clarity you gain about the difference between what really matters and what you only pretend to care about.

As I get older, I've learned to listen to people rather than accuse them of things.

‎It's not easy / It's not supposed to be easy / Most people make mistakes / Most people have to learn the hardest lessons more than once.

But I'd rather help than watch. I'd rather have a heart than a mind. I'd rather expose too much than too little. I'd rather say hello to strangers than be afraid of them. I would rather know all this about myself than have more money than I need. I'd rather have something to love than a way to impress you.

Curiosity is a raw and genuine sign from deep inside our tangled psyches, and we'd do well to follow the direction it points us in.