‎”You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your arms too full to embrace the present.”

“The best gift you can give is a hug: one size fits all and no one ever minds if you return it.”

“Unlike many other illnesses, what I find profoundly empowering about addressing loneliness is that the ultimate solution to loneliness lies in each of us. We can be the medicine that each other needs. We can be the solution other people crave. We are all doctors and we are all healers.”

“America’s healthcare system is neither healthy, caring nor a system.”

‘In the short term if I feel loneliness, it’s like any other biological signals. It’s like hunger or thirst. It’s alerting me that something that’s critical for my survival is missing.”

“The pen is in our hands. A happy ending is ours to write.”