“The beginning of love is the will to let those we love be perfectly themselves, the resolution not to twist them to fit our own image.”— Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu
“As far as I could see, life demanded skills I didn’t have.”— Susanna Kaysen, Girl, Interrupted
“So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I’m still trying to figure out how that could be.”— Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
