“If you can't give it all you've got, don't bother.”

“Sometimes the gap between what you are and what you want to be is a little piece of paper called your college degree. So jump.”

“Not everything you're good at is what you're called to do.”

“There's something very enticing about an empty bench under a tree. And if it's facing a river, that's the bench for me.”

“I know I can't own a hilltop, a meadow, or a mountainside. But keeping it a secret somehow makes it mine.”

“When I trust someone I do it without doubt or fear or reservation. And then I work on a Plan B.”

“They will hate you if you are beautiful. They will hate you if you are successful. They will hate you if you are right. They will hate you if you are popular. They will hate you when you get attent...”

“But even when I stop crying, even when we fall asleep and I'm nestled in his arms, this will leave another scar. No one will see it. No one will know. But it will be there. And eventually all of th...”

“Cinderella was such a dork. She left behind her glass slipper at the ball and then went right back to her step-monster's house. It seems to me she should have worn the glass slipper always, to make...”

“There are an incalculableeven infinitenumber of situations in which we can practice forgiveness. Expecting it to be a singular actionmotivated by the sheer imperative to move on and forgetcan be mo...”

“When you are angry, dont react. Respond with consideration, kindness, and love.”

“Never strike out of anger if at all possible, this will give your enemy the advantage and strengthen his resolve and psyche”

“We cannot simply forgive and forget, nor should we.”

“How can you forgive someone when they can't give a reason why?”

“It is gracious to overlook and offence.”