sam: how are you today?

“I’m not saying that everything is survivable. Just that everything except the last thing is.”

I know that what I am feeling is serious and has the power to destroy me.

“I am not actually tired, but numb and heavy, and can’t find the right words.”

“Time always exposes what you mean to someone.”

And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.

“Nothing is quite as beautiful as someone who has survived losing everything and still has a tender heart.”

“We both have war inside us. Sometimes it keeps us alive. Sometimes it threatens to destroy us.”

“Sometimes all we need is just a new perspective.”

“Don’t say ‘maybe’ if you want to say ‘no’.”

“When I was young, I used to admire intelligent people; as I grow older, I admire kind people.”

“I hope you find someone who knows how to love you when you are sad.”

“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.”

“Solitude isn’t loneliness. Solitude is when the entire serene universe seems to surround and hold you quietly.”

“Don’t listen to yourself. Listen to the advice you give others.”