Fyodor Dostoevsky: "Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most."

Anyone can be taken, at any time in our lives, but we always wait until they're gone to say the things we never had the courage to before.

True courage is being able to smile in the face of adversity while embracing one's own vulnerability.

For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the courage to start all over again.