“I gave up drinking before my twentieth birthday. I havent touched the stuff since. And Ive discovered that not everyone who does horrible things is a horrible person.”

“See, youve got to understand, son. Theres two types of guys in this world. Theres guys . . . who think theyre in control, and guys like us who live in the moment. Who accept life as it is.”

“Its like youre always living in your head. . . . Relax and appreciate your surroundings a little.”

“I lost someone close to me once . . . Taught me to live in the moment. Life is short, you know?”

“It feels like Im stuck in one spot. Its been this way for a long time. I know you understand, but now youre moving on without me. And IIm not ready to be alone.”

“Its like everyone has their own little recipe for happiness, but no one really seems all that happy.”

“I think the highest forgiveness is to accept that creation is thoroughly tangled, with every possible quality given outlet for expression. People need to accept once and for all that there is only ...”

“You couldn't relive your life, skipping the awful parts, without losing what made it worthwhile. You had to accept it as a whole--like the world, or the person you loved.”

“Letting go doesn't mean that you don't care about someone anymore. It's just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.”

“I bought salvation from a man on the street. He said, "Go down to the beach and let the waves wash your feet.”

“We all have those things that help us carry on through life. It is important that these things upon which we depend for daily strength are healthy for our character rather than harmful. We must ask...”

“God made you for His pleasure. And He made you intrinsically needy and dependent on His unspeakable joy. If you are struggling with sin our addiction, dont try to kill your appetite for pleasure. I...”

“Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of wi...”

“My dear,Find what you love and let it kill you.Let it drain you of your all. Let it cling onto your back and weigh you down into eventual nothingness.Let it kill you and let it devour your remains....”

“If you gave someone your heart and they died, did they take it with them? Did you spend the rest of forever with a hole inside you that couldn't be filled?”