inspiration

"Life begins on the other side of despair."

"The best way to prepare for death is to live life to its fullest."

"If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves."

"You can't substitute material things for love or for gentleness or for tenderness or for a sense of comradeship"

"Music is pleasing not only because of the sound but because of the silence that is in it: without the alternation of sound and silence there would be no rhythm."

"Do not let another day go by where your dedication to other people's opinions is greater than your dedication to your own emotions!"

"Souls reconstructed with faith transform agony into peace."

"I learned long ago that when change comes, you gotta slow down and take note of it. In the midst of that change is all the possibility in the world."

"Once you have met someone, you never really forget them."

"Love is too precious to be ashamed of."

"Soon is not as good as now."

"The day we put an end to believing in hope will be the day we stop existing, for without hope, we are nothing."

"Life is at its best when everything has fallen out of place, and you decide that you're going to fight to get them right, not when everything is going your way and everyone is praising you."

"It is in the quiet that you gain perspective when you have to deal with the loud."

"Exuberance is beauty."

"The damage was permanent; there would always be scars. But even the angriest scars faded over time until it was difficult to see them written on the skin at all, and the only thing that remained was the memory of how painful it had been."

"Be brave, follow dreams, say fuck you to everybody and fight for what you believe in."

"It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials."

"The dream is to keep surprising yourself, never mind the audience"

"No matter how much falls on us, we keep plowing ahead. That's the only way to keep the roads clear."