“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.”

“I. When I was trying to quit smoking and we drank white wine from Mason jars, you called my freckles cocoa powder and I called your green eyes celery. II. I am learning how to be a grown-up who pays bills, cooks her own meals, and doesn’t cry at words like I think I just want to be friends. III. The truth is this: Love is an organic thing. It rots and softens.”

“‎Close your eyes & imagine the best version of you possible. That’s who you really are, let go of any part of you that doesn’t believe it.”

“She held herself very straight, like Audrey Hepburn, whom all women idolize and men never think about.”

“I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life. If you are interested in something, no matter what it is, go at it full speed ahead. Embrace it with both arms, hug it, love it and above all become passionate about it. Lukewarm is no good. Hot is no good, either. White hot and passionate is the only thing to be.”