As any distance we take from things give us an outside perspective, so does taking a geographical distance—offering us a new vantage point over our lives.

when you know that writing your own book of life is so difficult to begin with, the least you can do for someone else, is to try to read the pages of a person rather than skip through the chapters.

If you cannot afford yourself any luxuries for the time being, at least offer yourself the one priceless luxury no one can take away from you – your time

Some may decide to build homes somewhere new, and others have homes that await them. Like a break in a relationship, we simply needed some time apart to be better for the future.

A girl who travels has relationships that are based not on security, but on sincerity

When coming back, we may notice we have changed because others haven’t.

While the people of Madrid seem to have resigned to selling almost anything - the one thing they have never given up on so far - is time. It is the one commodity that is never sold and always shared.

If we are with someone out of choice, we should act accordingly, and choose to communicate rather than deteriorate.

Don’t just love a person for the image, idea or concept of them, but love them for every fantastically weird and twisted details that makes them up.

As our body journeys through life, and life journeys on our body….life will leave marks on us too. From the creases of our wrinkles to the birthmarks on our bodies to the tattoos we decide to place.

There are different paths to your destination. Choose your own path.

Yet none of these things gave him confidence. All they gave him was egotism, which is less the conviction of one's worth than the desire for that conviction.

The rebel inside of me always ignored the rules.

My grandfather used to say the placement of a birthmark was the story of how a person lost the battle in their past.

I don't believe in guilt, I believe in living on impulse as long as you never intentionally hurt another person, and don't judge people in your life. I think you should live completely free.

To have a functioning body and not to use it is like having 20/20 vision and never opening your eyes.

Coming from California and growing up where I did, I've always had a fondness for and innate sensitivity to light, texture, and warmth.

Believe in yourself. Pick a path that you, deep down in your soul, won't be ashamed of.

disorder is the slowest worker in the universe.

As with many other things, there is a surprising amount of prejudice against quality control, but the proof of the pudding is still in the eating.