I live my daily life by quotes and advice from people I have never even met. I have quotes saved in the notes on my phone, written on sticky notes in my planner, pinned to their very own board on Pinterest and more than hundreds lodged in the back of my brain. I thought I would share my top 10, in hopes that they can influence you the way they have me.

Nikita Gill

"Most people in your life were only meant for dreams, and summer laughter. They stay till the wind changes, the tides turn, or disappear with the first snow. And then there are some that were forged to weather blizzards and pain with you. They were cast in iron, set in gold, and never ever leave you to face anything alone. Know who those people are. And love them the way they deserve. Not everyone in your life is temporary. A few are as permanent as love is old."

C. S. Lewis

"I am sure that God keeps no one waiting unless he sees that it is good to wait."

Matthew Jacobson

"What is true on the mountaintop is true in the valley, keep faith."

Lemony Snicket

"Everyone, at some point in their lives, wakes up in the middle of the night with the feeling that they are all alone in the world, and that nobody loves them now and that nobody will ever love them, and that they will never have a decent night’s sleep again and will spend their lives wandering blearily around a loveless landscape, hoping desperately that their circumstances will improve, but suspecting, in their heart of hearts, that they will remain unloved forever. The best thing to do in these circumstances is to wake somebody else up, so that they can feel this way, too."

J. K. Rowling

"Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it."

Bruce Adler

"Your love is no less real just because you love someone and they love someone else. It’s unfortunate, but it’s not unreal."

Jami Attenberg

"But being a little angry with yourself is all right. That's how shit gets accomplished."

Anonymous

"You can meet someone tomorrow who has better intentions for you than someone you've known forever. Time means nothing, character does."

Buddah

"However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act upon them?"

Tobin Heath

"Go until you fail and then do one more, that way you know you just got stronger."