#inspirational

"Stories change us; they change the world. People are stories of themselves."

"One day we will learn that the heart can never be totally right when the head is totally wrong"

"We are flawed creatures, all of us. Some of us think that means we should fix our flaws. But get rid of my flaws and there would be no one left."

"The moment the light of your being becomes bright, darkness will melt away to reveal the brightness of your consciousness."

"When you gain higher consciousness, your consciousness becomes universal and you become ageless, endless, and universal."

"Science is essentially an anarchic enterprise: theoretical anarchism is more humanitarian and more likely to encourage progress than its law-and-order alternatives."

"A man, to be greatly good, must imagine intensely and comprehensively; he must put himself in the place of another and many others; the pains and pleasures of his species must become his own. The great instrument of moral good is the imagination."

"Separate yourself from those who hinder your vision. Make a choice to walk away from the trap set to ensnare you. Realize when someone is pulling you backwards every time you take a step forward. Separate from them and the result of your action will be a life of success."

"[A young adult novel] ends not with happily ever after, but at a new beginning, with the sense of a lot of life yet to be lived."

"Give up isn't going to helpKeep going on will help"

"I've always wanted to be a cat. Warm and domesticated when you want to be, wild when you don't."

"Never forget to appreciate yourself and to reveal your own inner beauty."

"The beauty of the stars, moon, and oceans are a reflection of my heart."

"Look for solutions, instead of being difficult; be more thoughtful, instead of allowing anger to burn you out. Look at things from a different perspective, embrace change, look out for opportunities and you will feel much more in control."

"Your state of consciousness defines your state of mind and your state of happiness."

"Be content with who you are and where you are, and do whatever you can do to bring to others such contentment, and joy, and understanding that you have managed to find yourself."

"Oh my love, I like to vanish in you like a ripple vanishes in an ocean—slowly, silently, and endlessly."

"I'm scared of losing this web we're in. This elusive, indefinable, opposite of loneliness."

"I trust that everything happens for a reason, even if we are not wise enough to see it."

"I’ve gotta get out of the basement. I’ve gotta see the world. I’ve gotta make a difference"