You did what your heart told you to do,' Brain complimented. 'It is what leaders, not followers, do.

A true friend is someone who is always there for you, with no agenda other than the friendship itself. We rely on our friends to lift us up in bad times, to keep us grounded in good times, but most importantly, to be there for us when we need nothing at all.

We are often so distracted by the internal war between what we want to do and what we have to do that we overlook what we need to do.

You can't have it both ways. Love is too powerful to hide for very long. Deny it and suffer the consequences. Acknowledge it and suffer the consequences. Revealing it can either be shameful or it can be liberating. It is for others to decide which it will be.

Life sucks, then you die. Then it sucks again.

We all have ideas about love and death. We keep a close eye out for them our entire lives, seeking one and avoiding the other, knowing all the while that both are mostly beyond our control. It is a both scary and exciting predicament. In the end, it all depends on how you look at it. One thing is for sure; it is never quite what you expect.

You did what your heart told you to do,' Brain complimented. 'It is what leaders, not followers, do.