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Someday an opportunity will come. Think about Harry Potter. His life is terrible, but then a letter arrives, he gets on a train, and everything is different for him afterward. Better. Magical." "That's just a story." "So are we- we're stories too.

I can always look up at the cosmos and marvel, no matter what happens. And when I look up at it, I feel as though my problems are small. I don't know why, but it always makes me feel better.

You can lose yourself in repetition—quiet your thoughts; I learned the value of this at a very young age.

Silence has always been my default mode—my best defense against the rest of the world.

You don't always get the role you're going to play in life, but it's good to play whatever role you got the best way you can.

Remember – it's a long race and you can always outwork talent in the end.

I just got a ticket to Hogwarts. Might be taking a train ride to a magical place that's much better than here. Don't tell any Muggles, okay? But I want you to know I'll be alright.

you don’t put demands on people and you never say anything negative--ever. So many people suck the life out of everyone they’re around, but you don’t do that. You give people strength just by being you.

We really don't get to understand /why/ most of the time. It's true.

I’ve found that being blunt sometimes makes life easier for everyone

A question that sometimes drives me hazy: Am I or are the others crazy?” Albert Einstein

I remember wondering how many other things I didn't know about my parents. You only get to know so much.

it’s a long race and you can always outwork talent in the end

That's just a story." "So are we--we're stories too," Russ says.