Giving up on something is like admitting you never wanted it in the first place.

Humans have precious few instincts, but that’s because we don’t listen to them. We let logic and knowledge get in the way. My dad always said that when instincts are at war with something society has taught you, listen to your instincts first and ask questions later.

Instead of responding to me, he shakes his head and walks out of the room. And because I’m me, I follow. We are not done with this conversation.

You suck at working with someone,” I say, because it’s true.

Fear kills swifter than bullets.

Lives are made of strings of moments, and every once in a while, one of those moments is pivotal and defining. It changes everything, alters you so completely that when you look back, there’s a clear before and after.

The pivotal moments in your life are always made up of smaller pieces, things that seemed insignificant at time, but in fact brought you to where you needed to be.

Life is a fragile thing. Apparently the whole world is fragile too.

You suck at working with someone," I say, because it's true.

I was here. I lived. I mattered. This is a good way to go.