writer in the dark

“You need people in your life that are further along than you, people that are more experienced, people that are out of your league. You need to be exposed to new levels so that you can go to new levels.”

“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”

“Some mistakes just have greater consequences than others. But you don’t have to let the result of one mistake be the thing that defines you.”

“Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.”

“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”

“Always do what you are afraid to do.”

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.”

“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.”

“I like to see people reunited, maybe that’s a silly thing, but what can I say, I like to see people run to each other, I like the kissing and the crying, I like the impatience, the stories that the mouth can’t tell fast enough, the ears that aren’t big enough, the eyes that can’t take in all of the change, I like the hugging, the bringing together, the end of missing someone.”

“You have to accept every part of yourself to become the person you were meant to be.”

“Years of love have been forgot, in the hatred of a minute.”

“Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.”