“Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending.”

“Your life is not your own. Keep your hands off it.”

“Seize every opportunity you have to learn. Keep your eyes and ears wide open and seize life — don't let the moments slip through your fingers like a fistful of sand. Be your own teacher. Let life write your textbook.”

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.”

“If you keep pretending you're in that book, it will make you not want to live in the life you're in.”

“If your writing doesn't keep you up at night, it won't keep anyone else up either”

“Always, always, always believe in yourself, because if you don't, then who will, Sweetie? So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling, because life's a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about.”

“Live life like you're writing your own obituary.”

“He was like some wild, untamed creature that you could keep and feed for a time, but in the end you knew you'd have to let it go for its own sake as well as yours.”

“Pretending doesn't keep you safe.”