“I couldn't see it then, but I could see it now. I opened my eyes, releasing another stream of tears. I had been trying so hard to run from my past. But the past was like mottlefish ink. Even if it fades, it's still there, and not even the ocean can wash it out. I couldn't change what had come before. But I could change what I did next.”
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“The question is: do you want suffering or do you want peace? It's that simple.”
“It's okay to be cruel to yourself as long as you realize you're doing it to become better.”
“But sometimes it doesn’t matter how you get there, it only matters that you do.”
“It's been my experience that happiness does come from going toward all the things you love.”