You will never know love's depth, until it is gone.

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.

If we have no inner peace, we deceive ourselves into thinking that comfort and prosperity will bring happiness.

She might be nasty, she might be fat, but I never met a person who would tell her that.

I do believe there's good in all of us, even if it's layered over so thickly.

When sages commend excess, Desire is sick.

I do not believe it is in our nature to love impartially. We deceive ourselves when we think we can love two beings, even our own children, equally. There is always a dominant affection.

Ultimately, writing is about trusting your own mind. It is an act of discovery.

Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure.

I'll probably die by the time I reach 25. But I'll have lived the way I wanted to.

The photograph annihilates the person.