From the moment I told her about my dad, it was as if her whole body sighed in relief. As if someone else’s misery comforted her, made her feel as if she wasn’t alone.

Does she realize she looks like a sunflower, ready to rain sunlight on all who look down upon her?

But wishes are only granted in fairy tales.

Look at me, chica." When she does, I repeat, "Eres hermosa." "What does it mean?" "You're beautiful.

One of the things that makes me who I am is the loyalty I have to people I hold close to my heart.

I don't belong here. It doesn't matter, because even if I don't belong in this place, she's here and I want to be where she is.

You know about fixing cars, you're athletic, and you know when to shut up." "That last one isn't a skill." "Honey, trust me. It's a skill.

You’re dangerous,” he says. “Why?” “Because you make me believe in the impossible

being afraid to take chances is scarier than actually doing things that challenge you.

Expectations make people miserable, so whatever yours are, lower them. You'll definitely be happier.

You are the one girl that made me risk eveything for a future worth having.

The truth about life will change this world into heaven and you into an immortal spiritual being.

Time. There is much time left and lots of life seasons. There is much to see, to do, and to be.

Micromanagement is the destroyer of momentum.

I think I would have a very good relationship with many foreign leaders.

Too much down time makes us miss home.

A modern teacher educates children to value their emotions.

One usually thinks people to be more dangerous than they are.

I actually studied cooking and, like, was thinking about becoming a chef.

Cavalry is useful before, during, and after the battle.

In the ten years since I had run away from home...I had gone through more strange experiences than the average person crowds into a whole lifetime.