If you feel so emptySo used up, so let downIf you feel so angrySo ripped off so stepped onYou're not the only oneRefusing to back downYou're not the only oneSo get up

Sometimes things become possible if we want them bad enough.

Some days, Will wished he could’ve been like Mikey. Living it up, having fun, embracing the moment. But Will had never been the kind who could keep his heart out of it.

I can only see life as this most miserable accident that I have been forced to endure simply because I refuse to see it as the most astounding plan that I have been privileged to engage.

If you live what you believe, you will always have the respect of others.

I have always been drawn to coming-of-age stories and books and movies featuring compelling young characters.

The swift wind of compromise is a lot more devastating than the sudden jolt of misfortune.

We are like the mechanism of a watch: each part is essential.

Every season of life has its compensations.

Maybe happiness is like a virus. Maybe it's one of those bugs that sits for a long time, so we don't even know that we are infected.

If ruling our world stems from developing certainty in our sanity, how do we discover it? The Shambhala teachings instruct us to "put our mind of fearfulness in the cradle of loving-kindnes."