What a waste my life would be without all the beautiful mistakes I've made.

The ultimate measure of a person is not her mistakes or accomplishments, but what she does with them.

Everybody does stupid things in life. Some of us more than others. You think you're going to get away with it. Or one or both of you just stop thinking. But it happens. And when it does, you can keep drinking it like poison, or you can put it behind you and go make the most of the rest of your life.

A moment of brilliance is not good enough to pay for your mistakes, it's taking responsibility

All the same, there were some things they needed to learn. Do not drink milk after a thunderstorm, for it will certainly be sour. Always leave out seed for the birds when the first snow falls. Wash your hair with rosemary. Drink lavender tea when you cannot sleep. Know that the only remedy for love is to love more.

In the end, the only way is to be better than that person who let you down... and better than the monster you used to be...