“I know that feeling. You have to do something. You have to change something radically, because you can’t stay like you are for another second, or you’re going to explode.”

“You fall in love with the little things about someone, like the sound of their laughter and the way their smile forms.”

“It’s really a wonder that I haven’t dropped all my ideals, because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet I keep them, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.”

“Don’t attach yourself to anyone who shows you the least bit of attention because you’re lonely. Loneliness is the human condition. No one is ever going to fill that space. The best you can do is know yourself; know what you want.”

“I’m with you. No matter what else you have in your head I’m with you and I love you.”

“Nobody wants to hear this but sometimes the person you want the most is the person you are best without.”

“I wasn’t always so open to love. You would shiver if I told you what it took to get here; how many nights I fell asleep to the sweet song of anger and let my heart turn a few shades darker. But I’ll let you in on a secret that took me years to learn: it doesn’t last. You will spend your life so much more beautifully in love with every stranger. And before you worry about what it means to be vulnerable, let it be. Be vulnerable. This world is so much better for it. We cannot build a sanctuary on hate.”