“No time taken to plan your next move is considered to be lost time. I believe that no matter how long it takes but when you make a comeback, make sure you have made up for all the time lost”

“Words allow us to unravel the knot inside and to make sense of our loss, not bury it within. For in our sadness and pain, we can be remade. We can learn how to understand our trauma and give it a container — a story — to hold it.”

“You are always closer to your goals than you realize .”

“It is better to try than to do nothing.”

“The determination to succeed is the antidote to the fear of failure.”

“Decide what you want in life, and tell the world it’s yours”

“My heart’s scripture tastes foreign in the mouths of cowards and on the tongues of those who have never breathed inthe moon and breathed out the world.”