I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naïve or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman.

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

The secret of joy is the mastery of pain.

Reading is an act of radical empathy: turning the page instead of turning away.

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

If you don't love yourself, it's impossible for you to love others.

I'm glad we had the times we had.