“It does not count if you believe in yourself when it’s easy to believe in yourself. It does not count if you believe the world can be a better place when the future looks bright. It does not count if you think you’re going to make it when the finish line is right in front of you. It counts when it’s hard to believe in yourself, when it looks like the world’s going to end and you’ve still got a long way to go.That’s when it counts. That’s when it matters the most.”

“For I may fall and I may fail but I will stand again each time and you will find no satisfaction.”

“And you asked why people always expected you to smile in photographs. And I told you it was because they hoped that in the future, there would be something to smile about”

“I have told myself you are not allowed to hurt me anymore. That's what hurts the most.”

“You've got to keep looking for them, even after you find them. Otherwise, you'll lose them.”

“Now I'm awake and you're here. Now I'm dreaming and you're here. Now I have nothing but days. Never nights.”

“They want me. I want you. And you want someone else. But none of us want to turn around.”

“Your poetry is lonely. And yet, you write to feel less alone”

“If there's one thing I hate, it's not knowing what's wrong with someone and all you want to do is make them feel better.”

“Being gifted doesn’t mean you’ve been given something. It means, you have something to give.”

“You can make the world beautiful just by refusing to lie about it.”