“Don’t take anything personally. Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.”

“The best revenge is to have enough self-worth not to seek it.”

“Forgive the past. It is over. Learn from it and let go. People are constantly changing and growing. Do not cling to a limited, disconnected, negative image of a person in the past. See that person now.”

“It doesn’t really matter who you used to be. All that really matters is who you have become.”

Cambodia is one of the most bombed countries in the history of mankind, and has the largest amputee population in the world.

“Love isn’t safe. And whoever you love will hurt you. It’s part of the human experience. No-one is perfect … people make mistakes. The secret is to focus on what they do right and decide what quirks you can live with.”

“I will not be another flower picked for my beauty and left to die. I will be wild, difficult to find, and impossible to forget.”