“Never follow a dog act. You know you're on the skids when you play yourself in the movie version of your life.”

“Do you know what happens when you play a country song backwards? You get your wife back, your dog back and your job back.”

“You're in bad shape when your emotions force you into acts which you know are foolish.”

“Don't you find it odd," she continued, "that when you're a kid, everyone, all the world, encourages you to follow your dreams. But when you're older, somehow they act offended if you even try.”

“My mother once told me never be a second-rate version of somebody else when you can be a first-rate version of yourself.”

“Your critics are your bestfriends, they push you to become the best version of yourself”

“Do you know my dog's name?
[…]
"It is from an ancient word, kerberos. It means 'spotted.'"

I blinked. "You're a genuine Greek god. You're the Lord of the Underworld. And… you named your dog *Spot*?”

“You can't have an ending. It's impossible. Because unlike in the movies, life goes on. You're never at the end until you die.”

“There are times when you don't know yourself. There are times when you don't want to know yourself. There are times when you want to be what you have never allowed yourself to be before.”

“Once you're truly happy with yourself alone, that's when you are safe to find the right person to spend the rest of your life with.”