Personal quote

This picture is probably a little large, and I'm sorry about that.
The original quote is on the bottom, the modified one on the top.

I emphasized the words "to not to say anything at all" to push that point across about not saying anything to prove that you are the better person than your tormentor.  The words "the better person" are in italics and blue to signify the feeling when a person knows that they are the better person, which should be a feeling of relaxation and peace.  "Sometimes" is spaced and in blue to emphasize that not saying anything at all can be the only option when the other person refuses to be a good person, and to show that it's sad when this happens.

This quote has a symmetrical balance, including the author's name towards the right and the word "sometimes" on the left.

It is also out of proportion, since portions of the quote are dilated to show emphasis to those words.

The lines are all rectangles, providing a linear rhythm of repetition.

A break in the rhythm occurs in the word "sometimes," and the phrases "the better person" and "to not say anything at all" to show emphasis.

The unity exists in the usage of italic and bold font styles to stress the quote's message as one idea. 

The alignment of certain phrases connects with the pattern of reading from left to right and to create the effect of a diagonal line, giving a feeling of peace to the viewer.

The quote above has the leading increased for readability purposes.  The kerning (spaces between characters) was also decreased to increase readability.  The original quote had the lines too close together and that made it hard to read, yet creating "snakes" of white lines would be unhelpful to the reader as well.  Since I wanted more of a natural feel, which violet opposes, those words in plum were changed to a green color that remained visible yet light and calming.  I also felt that the words "a simple rise" were fading into the background (which was not what I was looking for), and I wanted to change them so that the heat and hatred in the word were emphasized.  Red is a color for rage, so the color was changed to red.  At the same time, I had to emphasize that the reader should not give in to their desires, so the red was lightened to a relatively neutral red, since red in general means danger.