Andrew W. Mathis

There’s a part of me I can’t get back. A little girl grew up too fast. All it took was once, I’ll never be the same.

Life is a full-contact sport, and there’s a score up on the board.

The human race is a race of cowards; and I am not only marching in that procession but carrying a banner.

They said eyes are the key to the soul, and after looking into yours, I know you’ve unlocked mine.

In order to succeed you must fail so you know what to do better the next time.

The remains of the old must be decently laid away; the path of the new prepared. That is the difference between Revolution and Progress.

I think it’s the way you sparkle when you talk about the things you love.

Willpower is a myth. The problem with trying to use willpower to achieve and sustain a behavioral change is that it is fueled by emotion. And as we all know, our emotions are, at best, fickle. They come and go. When your emotions start running down — and they will — even your best-laid plans will fall flat.

You need to face the pain and the fear and walk through the Grief.

And of all the things I look forward to in life, falling in love with you is at the top of the list.

Life on the road is murder. It’s as though life begins and ends with your horn in your mouth.

I’m the one that has to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life, the way I want to.

Grief is a process to go through, not a destination in which to wallow. In a process, you keep putting one foot in front of the other, and each little step is part of your healing.

I think everyone has their own set of problems, and sometimes I feel I’m in the middle of the biggest challenge of my life just trying to maintain normalcy in a kind of crazy lifestyle.

He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.