Hope is possibly the only inexhaustible resource on earth.

Perceptions were fickle things, as formless as smoke and just as dangerous.

A smile and a sword— the way to conquer kingdoms.

It took vulnerability to forge strength, the way true courage required fear.

Sometimes, though, we let ourselves get so used to being 'fine' that we lose track of how 'not fine' we are.

Dreams shape the kind of human beings we become. Not having a dream gave me a smaller future and made me a smaller person.

The hardest part of changing things is knowing how much needs changing,

You're torn between wanting to be closer and wanting to push me away," he said. "So I vote for closer. I'll always vote for closer.

You can’t have relationships if you’re not willing to open yourself up and lean on people as much as you want them to lean on you.

Fighting to protect the people you cared for was one thing. Trusting someone you loved to fight for themselves took a different kind of strength and bravery.