Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. I am a badass, and I recognize that you, too, are a badass. It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes...you're Doing Something. If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. If they don't, they never were. Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead. I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be. Always find opportunities to make someone smile, and to offer random acts of kindness in everyday life. An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?