“An excuse will not wake up early”

“Don't quit. A wind from nowhere could turn it.”

“When you put the hard work in... reward will come out.”

“You cannot become the greatest without at least a gr- and a test inside of you”

“Never be bitter, become better. A testimony is pain that has been reassigned”

“You are not responsible for anything that happens to you as a child but you are 100% responsible for your own healing.”

“We all wind up drawn to what we're afraid of, drawn to try to find a way to make ourselves safe from a thing by crawling inside of it, by loving it, by becoming it.”

“I didnt know I was in a prison until I was told I could go no further than where I am. It was in that moment that I determined to free myself. I am becoming much greater than I am today. I need the...”

“Philosophically speaking, values are the termini of our intentions. We never fully achieve them.”

“When you are living the best version of yourself, you inspire others to live the best versions of themselves.”

“No one else can understand you better than you yourself.”

“When I am away, I am with it. When I am with it, I am away.”

“I am a person before I am anything else. I never say I am a writer. I never say I am an artist...I am a person who does those things.”

“The point, I decided, wasn't to have the autobiography or even the memories. The point was who I became when I wrote.”

“The willingness to reach inside every part of yourself opens the door to total understanding. You place your entire identity on the line, not just an isolated part. This may sound daunting, but act...”