“Innovative people do not need to be told to do it, they need to be allowed to do it.”

“Awareness requires living in the here and now, and not in the elsewhere, the past or the future.”

“Like I finally get the sentiment behind all those sappy power ballads, where the music in them actually comes from: not from some burst of creative genius or some big, sweeping feeling. But from the moments in between. The sneaky ones. The ones where you look up at someone and your heart understands something before the rest of you does.”

“Who am I to judge others for the choices they make? If a soul is born to be wild, it will only grow angry with a leash wrapped around its neck. If a soul prefers order, then it will shrivel with too many choices. Neither is wrong.” “You do not see darkness as evil?” “Nothing is evil. The very idea was created by those who won wars and whished to paint their poor choices as the right thing. No one goes into war or battle thinking they are evil.”

“Letting go is not forgetting. It's opening your eyes to the good that grew from the bad, the life that blooms from decay.”

“I think it's human nature to want to look at wounds. It must be.”

“Your family will flourish when decisions are guided by the Lord—the head of your household.”

“A feeling of pleasure or solace can be so hard to find when you are in the depths of your grief. Sometimes it's the little things that help get you through the day. You may think your comforts sound ridiculous to others, but there is nothing ridiculous about finding one little thing to help you feel good in the midst of pain and sorrow!”