Once you've accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you.

"The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths."

When given the choice between being right or being kind，choose kind.

There is no such thing as being “on time.” You are either late or you are early. Your choice.

"Writing is a way of thinking, it's a way of working things out."

We don't have anything to lose, which is a very liberating feeling.