Put yourself first

If the people believe that you are so-and-so, then you are so-and-so. They may be a hundred thousand miles off the mark, but still they will only see what they want to see.

... And honey, must you train your body to withstand every poison, for a snake that knows how to love holds the most dangerous venom.

“Good people are like candles, they burn themselves up to give others light.”

“Darkness is always seen as a bad thing, as something to fight, but whenever the light hits something it necessarily creates a shadow too and the brighter is the light, the thicker is the darkness. One can’t live without the other.”

“You can not ask the darkness to leave. You must turn on the light.”

“Awareness has infinite gradations, like light.”

“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”

“Don’t feed doubts; feed patience.”

“Forgive to let go, not to be used again.”

I do not exist to impress the world. I exist to live my life in a way that will make me happy.

If you were born with the weakness to fall, you were born with the strength to rise.

“If the highest aim of a captain was to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.”

Communicate. Even when it's uncomfortable or uneasy. One of the best ways to heal, is simply getting everything out.

“Never chase love. If it isn’t given freely, it is worthless”

“There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.”

““I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light.””