It is not the presence of despair that ails you, but the absence of hope.

How do we perceive what’s important in life, from what we once thought to what we think now, how does it change?

Where there is darkness, there once was light.

I find peace where the sun kissed leaves dance in the melody of the cool breeze that floats through the air.

Whatever may happen, the memories of then will always remain, ever so sweetly with me, nothing to tarnish it. Not even the ugliness of reality.

It doesn’t take long for your fortunes to turn. One second you’re fluttery as a bird, the next you’re on the ground with your wings clipped.

Don’t waste your time dying over the past, spend it living in the present.

You could climb to the top of the world and jump into the deepest of ravines, but if you don’t have someone to share it with you’ll always be looking back.

Every time my stupor turns into vibrancy, standing around is not an option.

If you list down whatever you didn’t get to do, then whatever you did won’t feel like it mattered.

Still we remain, still we fight. Still we strive, still we survive.

Be happy NOW. This moment is all you’ve got

The body is not a task to be completed but a gift we receive from God himself.

Pity costs nothing and ain't worth nothing.

When you're in office, there are tangible moments when you can see tangible successes.

The door could not be heard slamming; they had probably left it open, as is the custom in homes where a great misfortune has occurred.

Never underestimate the ruthlessness of the ego to keep you in a state of suffering in which you voluntarily participate.

Matt Weiner is an amazing writer. He's one of the best, greatest writers that's ever written for television, or just written.

All is not lost, the unconquerable will, and study of revenge, immortal hate, and the courage never to submit or yield.

I grew up always wanting to act, always knowing that's what I wanted to do.

Given masculine norms, it is clear that women are more likely to be considered crazy - I'm not saying to be crazy.