The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.
Love cannot be forced, love cannot be coaxed and teased. It comes out of heaven, unasked and unsought.
Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything—all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure—these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.