"Fear has two meanings: 'Forget Everything And Run' or 'Face Everything And Rise.' The choice is yours."

"Getting knocked down in life is a given. Getting up and moving forward is a choice."

"One may smile, and smile, and be a villain."

"In peace there's nothing so becomes a man as modest stillness and humility."

"To hold a pen is to be at war."

"My healing isn't an abandonment of you. It's a choice to no longer abandon me."