“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” – Nora Ephron

“Better by far to be good and courageous and bold and to make a difference.” – David Nicholls, One Day

“Trust is the fruit of a relationship in which you know you are loved.” – William Paul Young

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” – Lao Tzu

“The place to improve the world is first in one’s own heart and hands, and then work outward from there.” – Robert M. Pirsig

“I have learned not to worry about love, but to honor its coming with all my heart.” – Alice Walker

“Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.” – Maya Angelou

“It’s the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance.” – Xiaolu Gio

“Love meant jumping off a cliff and trusting that a certain person would be there to catch you at the bottom.” – Jodi Picoult, Second Glance

“What wonderful thing didn’t start out scary?” – Isaac Marion