When you think this pain is all you deserve, you are right. You are the only one that can decide how long you will walk in hell.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you're allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.

There comes a time in your life when you have to choose to turn the page, write another book or simply close it.

A true gentleman is one that apologizes anyways, even though he has not offended a lady intentionally. He is in a class all of his own because he knows the value of a woman's heart.

A best friend is the only one that walks into your life when the world has walked out.

The most confused you will ever get is when you try to convince your heart and spirit of something your mind knows is a lie.

When you loved someone and had to let them go, there will always be that small part of yourself that whispers, "What was it that you wanted and why didn't you fight for it?

The most introspective of souls are often those that have been hurt the most.

When someone you love says goodbye you can stare long and hard at the door they closed and forget to see all the doors God has open in front of you.

If he can't handle you at your worst then he does not deserve you at your best. Real love means seeing beyond the words spoken out of pain, and instead seeing a person's soul.

They were lucky. They'd been given history.

Are you going to give her gonorrhea too, or was that gift just for me?

It's not better to give than to receive. It's insane to try to give and not receive.

To Grandma: Once upon a time, there was a boy who flew.

When I was 15 and then 16 years old, I spent two summers in Nicaragua for a service project. I took Spanish classes the first week and got acclimated to Central America. I loved it.

Preparation for defense is an inalienable prerogative of a sovereign state.

When a man's conscience and the laws clash, it is his conscience that he must follow.

I was depressed. I was just depressed. I did not want to be a Pittsburgh Steeler because I knew of the record.

Old paper, which my mom used to say was the smell of time itself.

Life's too short. If you're passionate - stand up.