And is it selfish of me to crave victory, or is it brave?

Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We can’t escape that damage. But now, I am also learning this: We can be mended. We mend each other.

Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.

Being honest doesn't mean you say whatever you want, wherever you want. It means that what you choose to say is true.

Scrubbing the floor when no one else wanted to was something that my mother would have done. If I can't be with her, the least I can do is act like her sometimes.

Some people will always fear change. But we can't indulge them.

Ignore them. They don't know what it is to make a difficult decision." "You wouldn't have done it, I bet." "That is only because I have been taught to be cautious when I don't know all the information, and you have been taught that risks can produce great rewards.