| If you’re gonna swim in the deep waters of life, make sure you’re not skinny dipping with piranhas or you might wind up with the short end of the stick. |
| Don’t stop to smell the flowers of others, rather pull them from the ground and plant them in your garden. Control the beauty, don’t just admire it. |
| The only way you can see shadows is to look down or back. If you focus ahead and push onward the view will always be bright, and at times blinding. |
| Nobody ever drowned by falling in the water. They did so by staying there when you’re in over your head. Get out, regroup, and dive again. |
| I’ve learned hearts mend bones, healed bruises go away and tears dry up. I’ve learned the scars they leave turn into tattoos with better stories. |