“Eye Contact Is A Dangerous, Dangerous Thing. But Lovely. God, So Lovely.”

“You will fall in love with your friends. Deep, passionate love. You will create a second family with them, a kind of tribe that makes you feel less vulnerable. Sometimes our families can’t love us all the time. Sometimes we’re born into families who don’t know how to love us properly. They do as much as they can but the rest is up to our friends. They can love you all the time, without judgement. At least the good ones can.”

— Ryan O'Connell

“Be thankful for all the difficult people in your life, and learn from them. They have shown you exactly who you do not want to be.”

— Unknown 

“Everything was screaming: the sea, the wind, my heart.”

— Yann Martel

“You will always be too much of something for someone: too big, too loud, too soft, too edgy. If you round out your edges, you lose your edge.Apologize for mistakes. Apologize for unintentionally hurting someone — profusely. But don’t apologize for being who you are.”

— Danielle Laporte 

“Here’s the thing: The book that will most change your life is the book you write.”

— Seth Godin

“You have to meet people where they are, and sometimes you have to leave them there.”

— Iyanla Vanzant 

Bali's Unique Mourning Ritual

Bali is the only place that has been observed to consistently have funerals with no tears. In Bali, funerals are held two years after the person has died.