I would do my damn best to be more happy than not.

But maybe this isn't how life works. Maybe it's all about people coming into your life for a little while and you take what they give you and use it on your next friendship or relationship. And if you're lucky, maybe some people pop back in after you thought they were gone for good.

Much like Rufus can't expect me to be instantly brave, I can't expect him to be instantly generous.

You don't need matching DNA for someone to be your brother, Andrale knows this. And you definitely don't need the same blood to lose a part of yourself when someone dies.

Yes, we live, or we're given the chance to, at least, but sometimes living is hard and complicated because of fear.

There has to be more to life than imagining a future for yourself. I can't just wish for the future; I have to take risks to create it.

Entire lives aren’t lessons, but there are lessons in lives.

I was rised to be honest, but the truth can be complicated. It doesn't matter if the truth won't make a mess, sometimes the words don't come out until you're alone. Even that's not guaranteed. Sometimes the truth is a secret you're keeping from yourself because living a lie is easier." - Mateo -

There are questions I can’t answer. I cannot tell you how you willsurvive without me. I cannot tell you how to mourn me. I cannot convinceyou to not feel guilty if you forget the anniversary of my death, or if yourealise days or weeks or months have gone by without thinking about me. I just want you to live