"I firmly believe in small gestures: pay for their coffee, hold the door for strangers, over tip, smile or try to be kind even when you don't feel like it, pay compliments, chase the kid's runaway ball down the sidewalk and throw it back to him, try to be larger than you are - particularly when it's difficult. People do notice, people appreciate. I appreciate it when it's done to (for) me. Small gestures can be an effort, or actually go against our grain, but the irony is that almost every time you make them, you feel better about yourself. For a moment life suddenly feels lighter, a bit more Gene Kelly dancing in the rain"

"We lose ourselves in the things we love. We find ourselves there too"

"I love deep talks. Like, hell yeah, tell me about why you'd prefer to your mom rather than your dad. Tell me about your favourite lyrics in the songs you listen to every day and why they are your favourite. Tell me about the dog you had when you were growing up and how he was your best friend. Tell me about what kinds of books you like to read when you're alone in your room. Tell me about the things you think right before you go to sleep. Tell me anything and everything. I just want to be the one to tell all to you. Please let me be that one."

"Vincent Van Gogh used to eat yellow paint because he thought it would get the happiness inside him. Many people thought he was mad and stupid for doing so because the paint was toxic, never mind that it was obvious that eating paint couldn't possibly have a direct correlation to one's happiness, but I never saw that. If you were so unhappy that even the maddest ideas could possibly work, like painting the walls of your internal organs yellow, then you are going to do it. It's really not different than falling in love or overdosing, but people still do it every day because there is always that chance that it will make things better. Everyone has their yellow paint." - Alexandra Timmer

"I've learned the hard way that I cannot always count on others to respect my feelings, even if I respect theirs. Being a good person doesn't guarantee that others will be good people. You only have control over yourself and how you choose to be as a person. As for others, you can only choose to accept them or walk away."

"Remember who you are. Without the number on the scale, your report card or your bank account. Without the amount of friends you have, or the expensive things you own. Know who you are, your raw, true self."

"In the end it's not about personality or even getting the guy, it's about understanding that no matter what label is on your way, only you can define yourself" - The Duff