Infinite.

“Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster… for when you gaze long into the abyss. The abyss gazes also into you.”

I don’t have any time to stay up all night worrying about what someone who doesn’t love me has to say about me.

In an underdeveloped country, don’t drink the water; in a developed country, don’t breathe the air.

People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don’t suffer anymore.

Find someone who loves you well. Someone who never belittles you. Even in the heat of an argument. Someone who is gentle with you, but does not treat you like you are fragile. Someone who knows what you are capable of, and celebrates those pieces of you. Not someone who is intimidated by your strength. Someone who doesn’t make you feel guilty for being flawed. It is not love’s job to punish you. And remember the person you love is just as broken as you are when they fall short. No one is perfect – do not hold them to this standard. Find someone who is patient, forgiving, and apologetic. Someone who practices forgiveness freely and often. Love someone who is humble, kind, and empathetic. Not only with you, but with a beggar on the street, or a stranger in the supermarket. Common courtesy is important. Compassion is important. Kindness is important.

Elucidate

What a terrible waste of a life it is, to always take the easy path, to never know what it is to risk everything for what you love.

Keep awake, alive, new. Perform the paradox of being hard and yet soft. Survive without calcification of the tender membranes. Be a poet. Be alive.

There’s only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.

The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly.