“I like melancholy. I like to pretend that I’m alone in the world and I’m just sort of abandoned.” ~ Jamaica Kincaid

“Mindfulness is about love and loving life. When you cultivate this love, it gives you clarity and compassion for life, and your actions happen in accordance with that.” ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn

“Just smiling at someone walking down the street can make the person’s day. It’s all about paying it forward.” ~ Mariska Hargitay

“Your cold blood cannot be worked into a fever; your veins are full of ice water; but mine are boiling, and the sight of such chillness makes them dance.” ~ Emily Brontë