“The moment of change is the only poem.”

“Life always bursts the boundaries of formulas.”

“The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.”

“Whatever happens to you belongs to you. Make it yours. Feed it to yourself even if it feels impossible to swallow. Let it nurture you, because it will.”

“If you learn something from having been taken advantage by someone, it becomes tuition. If you don’t, it’s a penalty. If you learned something, look at it as an education.”

“A calm mind releases the most precious capacity a human being can have: the capacity to turn anger into compassion, fear into fearlessness, and hatred into love.”

“Just as man cannot live without dreams, he cannot live without hope. If dreams reflect the past, hope summons the future.”

“When you stand and share your story in an empowering way, your story will heal you and your story will heal somebody else.”

“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”

“When you're trying to motivate yourself, appreciate the fact that you're even thinking about making a change. And as you move forward, allow yourself to be good enough.”

“Everything will change. The only question is growing up or decaying.”

“We go on. Because it is the hard thing to do. And we owe ourselves the difficulty.”

“if i can't have / what i want then / my job is to want / what i've got / and be satisfied / then at least there / is something more to want”

“No matter where you are on your journey, that’s exactly where you need to be. The next road is always ahead.”

“Growth itself contains the germ of happiness.”

“Making the absolute best of ourselves is not an easy task. It is a pleasurable pursuit...but it requires patience, persistence, and perseverance.”

“Small change, small wonders—these are the currency of my endurance and ultimately of my life.”

“We don't have to believe the story of our lives we've been told. You're not the same person you were when you first had sex and not the same as you'll be five years down the line. All redefining yourself requires is the bravery to be fearless, and let go of the judgments.”

“If you're going down the street and you're going the wrong way, remember—God permits U-turns.”

“Sometimes you have to let everything go - purge yourself. If you are unhappy with anything - whatever is bringing you down - get rid of it. Because you will find that when you are free, your true creativity, your true self comes out.”