“What do you most value in your friends?Their continued existence.”

“This life is for loving, sharing, learning, smiling, caring, forgiving, laughing, hugging, helping, dancing, wondering, healing, and even more loving. I choose to live life this way. I want to live my life in such a way that when I get out of bed in the morning, the devil says, ‘aw shit, he’s up!”

“Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering – and it’s all over much too soon.”

“People rarely bring flowers to a suicide.”

“The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.”

“Kiss a lover, Dance a measure, Find your name And buried treasure. Face your life, It’s pain, It’s pleasure, Leave no path untaken.”

“Maybe everyone is just waiting for someone else to save them.”

“Youth offers the promise of happiness, but life offers the realities of grief.”

“I used to spend so much time reacting and responding to everyone else that my life had no direction. Other people’s lives, problems, and wants set the course for my life. Once I realized it was okay for me to think about and identify what I wanted, remarkable things began to take place in my life.”

“You can have everything you want if you can put your heart and soul into everything you do.”

“When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.”

“…when pain is over, the remembrance of it often becomes a pleasure.”

“Life is problems. Living is solving problems.”

“If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it.”

“It’s important in life if you don’t give a shit. It can help you a lot.”