Mandi Peterson

“I guess I could be pretty pissed off about what happened to me, but it’s hard to stay mad when there’s so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I’m seeing it all at once, and it’s too much; my heart fills up like a balloon that’s about to burst. And then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold onto it. And then it flows through me like rain, and I can’t feel anything but gratitude—for every single moment of my stupid, little life. You have no idea what I’m talking about, I’m sure; but don’t worry….you will someday.”
― Alan Ball, American Beauty: The Shooting Script

“what matters most is how well you walk through the fire”
― Charles Bukowski

“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place.”
― William S. Burroughs, The Cat Inside

“It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club