The first casualty of hitting rock bottom is vanity.

We can only lose what we have first claimed.

Sometimes, when tragedy strikes, people give up hope that they can expect anything more from life, when the real quest is finding out what life expects from them.

No,' he said, 'you only have to live long enough to inspire others to do great things.

...the measure of life is revealed in the quality of our relationships: with God, our families, our fellow men." - A Perfect Day by Richard Paul Evans

I've come to know that what we want in life is the greatest indication of who we really are (p. 331).

People can become so blinded by their own perceived victimhood that they make victims of everyone around them.