"Understanding reality is the most important thing because reality doesn't care what you want to be true."

"Truth is the essential foundation for producing good outcomes."

"Pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains. It is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world."

"I have learned now that while those who speak about one's miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more."

"One of the most cowardly things ordinary people do is to shut their eyes to facts."

"Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward."