“The bigger the darkness, the easier it is to spot your little light.”

“I think my life would be easier, she said, if I could just get my selves to agree on something.”

“The secret to becoming unbreakable is realizing that you are already broken. We all are.”

“The difference between good and evil men is not found in the acts they are willing to commit—but merely in what name they are willing to commit them in.”

“Anything we don't like, we'll turn it into a happy little tree or something; we don't make mistakes, we just have happy accidents.”

“I laughed. ‘For a policeman, you’re very romantic.’ ‘For an artist, you’re very afraid,’ he said.”

“I don't want you to be perfect. Why would I want that? I want you. I want all the parts of you, the broken ones, the ones you've kept hidden away.”

“Put simply, wabi sabi gives you permission to be yourself. It encourages you to do your best but not make yourself ill in pursuit of an unattainable goal of perfection. It gently motions you to relax, slow down and enjoy your life. And it shows you that beauty can be found in the most unlikely of places, making every day a doorway to delight.”