Rick Riordan: "If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself."

If there is something better than sharing with others the best of what you have, it is sharing with others the best of who you are.

Your worth does not revolve around what others think. Your worth is what you put in yourself and know in your heart.

I want to really really live. I want to laugh til my stomach tightens so much that it aches. I want to cry from my gut and let the tears wash me to where I need to go. I want to hear the singing of my heart and let the sounds echo inside me and I want to dance to that music. I want to fill with compassion and touch someone’s face so gently that they can feel the caring in my fingertips. I want to love so deeply that my cells vibrate with it and just standing near me you can feel the buzz of the vibrations. I want to know that I'm worthy and good and I want to leave self doubt on the highway. I want to touch the sky and recognize my soul in it.