When people see you're happy doing what you're doing, it sort of takes the power away from them to tease you about it.

The trick is that as long as you know who you are and what makes you happy, it doesn't matter how others see you.

The thing about leaving something behind for the last time is that you rarely realize you're doing it.

A fight is going on inside me," said an old man to his son. "It is a terrible fight between two wolves. One wolf is evil. He is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other wolf is good. he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you." The son thought about it for a minute and then asked, "Which wolf will win?" The old man replied simply, "The one you feed.

I'm going to be so normal that when people look up normal in the dictionary, my name will be there.

and as streams of light fan out behind the darkened sun like the wings of a butterfly, i realize that i never saw true beauty until now.

comparing what you see during an eclipse to the darkness at night is like comparing an ocean to a teardrop.