“Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.”

“If you want to be happy, do not dwell in the past, do not worry about the future, focus on living fully in the present.”

“I’ve been in love before, it’s like a narcotic. At first it brings the euphoria of complete surrender. The next day you want more. You’re not addicted yet, but you like the sensation, and you think you can still control things.You think about the person you love for two minutes then forget them for three hours. But then you get used to that person, and you begin to be completely dependent on them. Now you think about him for three hours and forget him for two minutes. If he’s not there, you feel like an addict who can’t get a fix. And just as addicts steal and humiliate themselves to get what they need, you’re willing to do anything for love.”- By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept”

“Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.”

“You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”

“The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.”

“The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.”

“If you’re reading this…Congratulations, you’re alive.If that’s not something to smile about,then I don’t know what is.”

“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”

“The soul is healed by being with children.”

“Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze. ”

“The reason it hurts so much to separate is because our souls are connected. Maybe they always have been and will be. Maybe we’ve lived a thousand lives before this one and in each of them we’ve found each other. And maybe each time, we’ve been forced apart for the same reasons. That means that this goodbye is both a goodbye for the past ten thousand years and a prelude to what will come.”

“I read once that the ancient Egyptians had fifty words for sand & the Eskimos had a hundred words for snow. I wish I had a thousand words for love, but all that comes to mind is the way you move against me while you sleep & there are no words for that.”