9 Quotes by Aven Ellis

Blood families aren’t people you choose to be in your life. I totally understand why you thought knowing all about Anna would change you, and knowing your family, and I’m sure on some levels it will. But anything you are feeling is missing inside of you is something you have to find for yourself.

You feel the past as you walk in the present...

Fear of failure is a powerful thing. But what you don’t see ... is that failure allows you to grow. To get better. To learn. It is a part of life. And it’s a good thing.

There’s no such thing as living a good life without having a fair bit of dirt in it.

You have to believe you are worth the sacrifices he is willing to make to be with you, or this won’t work.

One never moves forward repeating the same steps.

But when I fail, it fires me up to get back at it and do better. And you haven’t even failed, because you haven’t tried to compete yet.

I want to be bold in my decision making. To shake things up. To make people see that sometimes, you may take a dramatic step that makes people uncomfortable, but that can be a good thing. But my father? It’s slowly dawned on me that he doesn’t like to be uncomfortable. But I know you have to be uncomfortable to create positive change.

Love can't be found in a rule book. It's found in your heart.