You know your reputation is just what everyone else thinks of you, your character is what you really are.

Tall and still in fantastic shape, my poor, stupid, stupid heart gave a little thump in recognition of an attractive man. Then I stomped it to death and reminded myself he was just a guy.

His gaze was unflinching and solid. If someone could have light sabers in their eyes, it would be him.

A dream is just a wish without a plan.

You don’t get to live your dreams by waiting around for someone to hand them to you.

All I could think about as I stood there was that sometimes life gave you a tragedy that burned everything you knew to the ground and changed you completely. But somehow, if you really wanted to, you could learn how to hold your breath as you made your way through the smoke left in its wake and you could keep going. And sometimes, sometimes, you could grow something beautiful from the ashes that were left behind. If you were lucky.