“Have you heard what they say about men who have swallowed decades of summer? & how they will come for us with broken glass in their teeth.”

““We are never the heroes of our own stories, unless we are lying. If we choose to count ourselves among the brave, we write ourselves as the villains we are, hoping for redemption.””

““I’m only quiet because I’m worried that if you push me too far, one day I will open my mouth and I will scream so loudly, it will shatter and break the whole world.””

““Oh, how I wish you wouldn’t worry so. There’s hope in every breath. But when fear infects the bones, I’m told, the heart is always next.””

““I am beginning to think that love itself is never wrong. It is what love can drive people to do that is the problem.””

“You cannot use someone else’s fire; you can only use your own. And in order to do that, you must first be willing to believe you have it.”

“Be the one who nurtures and builds. Be the one who has an understanding and forgiving heart. Be the one who looks for the best in people. Leave people better than you found them.”

“A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that’s unlocked and opens inwards; as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push.”

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