“Perhaps the saddest thing of all, is that in the end you did protect me, just like you said you would You protected me from a future where I gave you everything, and received nothing in return.”

“In this cold harsh world, it takes a special kind of courage to remain soft and kind. Build that courage. Be soft. Be kind. Be an example.”

“Have more than you show. Speak less than you know.”

“be good to people for no reason”

“they look at you and they’re terrified. they’re absolutely terrified because there’s a fire in your eyes they can’t douse, because there’s determination on your face they can’t erase. they want to take it away from you; your success, your need to see things through to their end, your amibtion. they look at you and they’re terrified because they know they can’t.”