You have to know what you want to ever be able to have it.

This is the best worst time of my life.

Betrayal converts our innocence to wisdom if we can let go of pain, bitterness, and fear and create enough self-love and safety for ourselves to allow it to do so.

My innocence is not lost—it has been converted into wisdom. The sensation we call "breaking" is the pain that comes from resisting the truth. Life broke parts of me that needed to fall away for me to live an open and truthful life.

I watched love and life play out in a million ways, but one of the best things I learned was this: You don't outrun pain.

True cynics kill themselves. The rest are posers, trying to use clever sarcasm and snarky remarks to hide insecurity and the fear that if they put themselves out there, they will fail.

Love bravely, live bravely, be courageous, there's really nothing to lose.

Reality wins, and I'd rather see the truth than stay in love with a fantasy.