Accepting all the good and bad about someone. It's a great thing to aspire to. The hard part is actually doing it.

The further you go, the more you have to be proud of. At the same time, in order to come a long way, you have to be behind to begin with. IN the end, though maybe it's not how you reach a place that matters. Just that you get there at all.

How fast were you?" Wes asked me. I said, "Not that fast." "You mean you couldn't... fly?" he said, smiling at me.

It took a lot of work to be perfect.

Just because we don’t see eye to eye on everything doesn’t mean we can’t be close.

At the same time, though, I was beginning to wonder if this was just how it was supposed to be for me, like perhaps I wasn't capable of having that many people in my life at any one time. My mom turned up, Nate walked away, one door opening as another clicked shut.

You can never be sure of anyone until you're close enough to see them clearly.