“So when you find yourself locked onto an unpleasant train of thought, heading for the places in your past where the screaming is unbearable, remember there's always madness. Madness is the emergency exit.”

“We're all puppets, Laurie. I'm just a puppet who can see the strings.”

“There's a notion I'd like to see buried: the ordinary person. Ridiculous. There is no ordinary person.”

“It seems strange that my life should end in such a terrible place, but for three years I had roses, and apologized to no one.”

“If I have to have a past, then I prefer it to be multiple choice.”

“Our masters have not heard the people's voice for generations and it is much, much louder than they care to remember.”

“We gaze continually at the world and it grows dull in our perceptions. Yet seen from another's vantage point, as if new, it may still take the breath away.”

“The past can't hurt you anymore. Not unless you let it. They made you into a victim, Evey. They made you into a statistic. But, that's not the real you. That's not who you are inside.”

“They say that life's a game, & then they take the board away.”

"Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes."

"Never close your lips to those whom you have already opened your heart."

“When I see people stand fully in their truth, or when I see someone fall down, get back up, and say, ‘Damn. That really hurt, but this is important to me and I’m going in again.’”

“It’s not about ‘what can I accomplish?’ but ‘what do I want to accomplish?’”

“Talk about your failures without apologizing.”

“Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.”

“Social media has given us this idea that we should all have a posse of friends when in reality, if we have one or two really good friends, we are lucky.”

“When we fail to set boundaries and hold people accountable, we feel used and mistreated. This is why we sometimes attack who they are, which is far more hurtful than addressing a behavior or a choice.”

“Shame is the most powerful, master emotion. It’s the fear that we’re not good enough.”

“Dig deep — get deliberate, inspired, and going.”

“We’re a nation of exhausted and over-stressed adults raising over-scheduled children.”

“To me, a leader is someone who holds her- or himself accountable for finding potential in people and processes.”

“If you want to make a difference, the next time you see someone being cruel to another human being, take it personally. Take it personally because it is personal!”

“Connection is why we’re here; it is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives.”

“If we share our shame story with the wrong person, they can easily become one more piece of flying debris in an already dangerous storm.”