“Marry your best friend. I do not say that lightly. Really, truly find the strongest, happiest friendship in the person you fall in love with. Someone who speaks highly of you. Someone you can laugh with. The kind of laughs that make your belly ache, and your nose snort. The embarrassing, earnest, healing kind of laughs. Wit is important. Life is too short not to love someone who lets you be a fool with them. Make sure they are somebody who lets you cry, too. Despair will come. Find someone that you want to be there with you through those times. Most importantly, marry the one that makes passion, love, and madness combine and course through you. A love that will never dilute - even when the waters get deep, and dark.”

“That is why it is so important to let certain things go. To release them. To cut loose. People need to understand that no one is playing with marked cards; sometimes we win and sometimes we lose. Don’t expect to get anything back, don’t expect recognition for your efforts, don’t expect your genius to be discovered or your love to be understood. Complete the circle. Not out of pride, inability or arrogance, but simply because whatever it is no longer fits in your life. Close the door, change the record, clean the house, get rid of the dust. Stop being who you were and become who you are.”

“I’m tryna make you proud, do everything you did. I hope you’re up there with God saying that’s my kid. If you could see me now, would you recognize me? Would you pat me on the back or would you criticize me? Would you follow every line on my tear stained face? That was cold as the day you were taken away I know it’s been a while but I could you see clear as day. Would you love me a loser or a winner? I’m missing you, grandpa. if you could see me now.”

“Don’t you worry child, see heaven’s got a plan for you.”

“Something changes the moment you decide you’ve found a person you are ready to reveal parts of your soul to. Something stands out and makes the moment unique. A profound multidimensional clarity resembling a piece of carefully gathered stardust; As if you are whispering “finally” and your eyes fill with light and spontaneity. As if you do not care whether your heart will melt or crumble in the process because your brief courage undoes your tremendous fear of disbelief. You live for these moments; For you are, maybe for one second or more, sweetly forced to surrender yourself to unconditional intimacy. A moment of psychological reward smashing all self-imposed disciplines founded on terror. This is all you need.”

“Não sou interessante para todos, e nem almejo ser. Me contento com o desprezo de muitos e o amor de alguns.”

“Quando você é realmente importante pra alguém, aquela pessoa sempre vai ter um tempo para você. Sem desculpas, sem mentiras e sem promessas.”

“I’m tryna make you proud, do everything you did. I hope you’re up there with God saying that’s my kid. If you could see me now, would you recognize me? Would you pat me on the back or would you criticize me? Would you follow every line on my tear stained face? That was cold as the day you were taken away I know it’s been a while but I could you see clear as day. Would you love me a loser or a winner? I’m missing you now, grandpa. if you could see me now.”

“Irônico é eu conseguir ajudar os outros, e não conseguir me ajudar.”