Stay close to any sounds that make you glad you are alive.

In all things it is better to hope than to despair.

It’s better to look ahead and prepare, than to look back and regret.

It's not your job to be likable. It's your job to be yourself. Someone will like you anyway.

Only love can heal the wounds of the past.

Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say.

Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake.

The greatest reward of righteousness is peace of mind.

If you wake up and the day feels broken, just lean into the crack.

We are all of us obliged... to nurse a few little follies in ourselves.

Find the thing you do well and do it again and again for the rest of your life.

I want to make a New Year’s prayer, not a resolution. I’m praying for courage.