“Aging is an extraordinary process whereby you become the person you always should have been.”

“Sometimes the hardest person to walk away from is the person you've always assumed you were.”

“Maybe you're not healing because you're trying to be who you were before the trauma. That person doesn't exist anymore, cause there's a new you trying to be born. Breathe life into that person.”

“Your beliefs don't make you a better person, your behavior does.”

“You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.”

“Yes. Relationships are hard work. We have to work hard to not behave like a child when we're triggered. We have to work hard to not allow our childhood dictate our behavior. We have to work hard to be accountable when we want to blame. This is why if you want a relationship, you better be ready to open up, be brave, and break your patterns. Because even with the right person you'll have to face your demons.”

“The more perfect a person is on the outside, the more demons they have on the inside.”

“Now, every time I witness a strong person, I want to know: What dark did you conquer in your story? Mountains do not rise without earthquakes.”

“I really am… shinobi trash. But the one thing I still learned is this. That void is something that everyone helps you fill. Just because you face adversity and hardships, is no reason to give up on this world. A person willing to throw away all those memories… of their friends and comrades, will never find peace of mind. Resorting to something like that isn't going to bury that hole. If you persevere and endure, someone will be there to support you!”

“Before I am your daughter,
your sister,
your aunt, niece, or cousin,
I am my own person,
and I will not set fire to myself
to keep you warm.”