Emma Hooper

It was all those small moments, when they were together, that were so important.

I am never alone wherever I am. The air itself supplies me with a century of love. When I breathe in, I am breathing in the laughter, tears, victories, passions, thoughts, memories, existence, joys, moments, and the hues of the sunlight on many tones of skin; I am breathing in the same air that was exhaled by many before me. The air that bore them life. And so how can I ever say that I am alone?

There were tears in my eyes that just refused to fall. I hated that. I prefer my emotions to be obedient, to fall when I tell them to.

It’s a long way from anywhere, she said. But we can always find each other.

We all feel lost sometimes. The trick is to remember that it doesn’t mean we are actually lost.

I think that's all you can ask for in a person - to be who they are. To be honest and loyal and true. And to choose us.

I think that’s what we’re all doing - just trying to get to a place where we’re not afraid. To a place where we’re not so alone.

I am not old. I am well-seasoned.

I believe that we are who we are and where we are for reasons, and that those reasons are good.

There’s so much more to a person than just one thing.

The trick is to not feel lost in the sea of what-ifs. The trick is to remember that what-ifs will come and go.

The world is full of stories, and the way they are told can be as important as the stories themselves.