"Her mind is a mess, and she has no intention of cleaning today."

"I want you. I want you inside and out. The parts you cover with laughter. The depth you shrug off with indifference. I want you. I want you to take me to the place you've hidden your heart. I want to walk by your side on this journey. You're worth it. We're worth it. Because... I want you."

"When our eyes met, I felt your intake of breath. I knew then I wasn't alone in my feelings. You were trying to hold on to normalcy as much as me. But baby, what we felt was anything but normal. The damn planet stopped moving... and it didn't start up again until you reached out and touched me."

"Love yourself. That kind of love can get you through anything."

"Just because she doesn't talk about it, doesn't mean she isn't feeling it. She hurts, but she won't wear it on her sleeve. She will never let an illness, a diagnosis, or a prediction, define her. She doesn't want sympathy, because that type of attention is not her goal. She'd rather you see the woman who smiles in the face of adversity, than be the one who begs you to see her frown."

"I loved him... much more than I liked him. And therein was the beginning of the end."

"That you were able to walk away, gives me my answer as plain as day."

"Show me a little bit of your soul under all those pretty words you spill, and I promise you I will drink every last drop."

"Our love is immortal. We have become a love story. I siphoned the moments from my heart and soul, and I have inked them into beautifully bound pages. We live on for another generation to try and understand how the beauty of love can turn into ugly reality."

"Your memory straddles my mind."

"If I had known his favorite game was mental twister, I would have suggested a movie over game night."

"I don't expect you to fight over me... But I do expect you to fight for me... for us."

"I was feeling a bit overwhelmed earlier. Thinking - what if it doesn't work out this time... again. And then I remembered my rebound rate is pretty damn good. It's my super power."

"There is lonely, and there is alone time. I have found that both have etched character upon my soul."

"He said he'd never opened up to anyone... But that confiding in me, was like learning to breathe all over again. I don't know about you, but how do you turn away from that?"

"I wear the words we didn't say. My heart is clothed in them every day."

"If I read inspirational words, they better have some pain to back them up. My strength for moving forward has never been sparked by flowery prose calling me and Angel. Tell me how you swallowed Hell, and lived to tell the tale... the 'pain' and your transformation - will inspire me to soar. And I promise you, I will listen."

"I always wanted you close. Never more than a heartbeat away. I used to think I wanted you most when I was at my weakest, and relying on your strength. But the truth is, even on the days I raged like a lion, and had no need of a 'pat on the back' - I still found myself wanting to lean on you."

"I never asked anything of him, yet he gave me everything. he did not run..."

"All he did was breathe life into my soul. I was a conquest. An easy one, and you don't know how badly it hurts to know that I was used and tried for a time. Then thrown back."

"I've never met anyone who loves in the same way. But that's the beauty of finding the heart meant for yours. The right love will accept the 'not so lovable' parts of you too."

"He thought she was like all the rest... that she'd be swayed by his attention and charm. But she got tired of watching him chase his own ass and dealing with his funny farm."

"It was in the words he didn't say... that I found all the answers to my questions."

"I'm not simple. Loving me will never be easy. I bring every travesty that's rocked me- with me, to the table. I won't pretend to be something I'm not, and I don't expect you to be blemish free either. That's much too boring of an existence. A past means you've lived, you've prevailed. My ears are open. My heart is accepting. I want to know how you are. I want to know what made you... and I want to feel free to share the 'not so pretty' parts of me, with you."

"Tell me about the love you've lost. Maybe my story won't seem so horrifying."

"She's fire...but she will not burn you. She knows all too well how it feels to live with ashes."

"There are days when my imagination in my enemy. It likes to keep me company in my darkest of times and romanticizes a past that was more of a horror story than a fairytale."

"I don't compete against other women. To uplift others means I'm never looking down on them. I applaud their strength, and I remind them that we never know how strong we are until we are tested. And this life will test you... But it's not a competition. I want us all to make it."

"I have no doubt that Taylor Swift will call one day after suffering writers block: 'Alfa, I was told that you were the person to call.' I gotcha girlfriend."

"If everyone only gave a fraction of the compassion their hearts are capable of giving... how much suffering could we alleviate in this world?"

"I'm tired again this morning. Was I sleepwalking in your nightmares again last night?"

"What is it about those unresolved endings that cause you to question every decision when you're trying to move forward?"

"She was a warrior by day... playing her part. But she slept at night with wishes in her heart."

"They will talk about you and it won't always be good. You won't even know them but they will critique you - and judge you - and everything you stand for. Their words will cut through your heart-strings and make you question the hopes and dreams that have gnawed your soul since birth. I warn you, because I believe your unique gift of expression needs to be shared. Resist cowering down and holding back for fear of rejection. Spread those creative wings and create. But, prepare yourself. Because naysayers are not a possibility, they are a guarantee."

"Our spirits are connected honey. Wrapped in firsts of gnarled heartache. But I promise not to let go if you don't."

"I scream out the ropes of words that bound my tongue, and the heavens echo back...'I love you'."

"How is it that hearts hold on to memories with the strength of hope and possibilities."

"She's fire. But she won't burn you... she knows all too well, how it feel to live with ashes."

"She'd been taking care of others for so long that she scarcely recognized herself when she looked in the mirror."

"I didn't have to say a word. My love for him appeared upon my flesh like virgin tattooed skin."

"To the person in my future...I hope you're ready, because I'm going to love you... fiercely. You'll never have to suffer for my past heartache. It's taught me that I need love more than the absence of it. I'm not perfect, nor is my track record. I've experienced a lot of takers in my life - but I'll love you with every part of me that remains."