“It's the children the world almost breaks who grow up to save it.”

“The children almost broken by the world become the adults most likely to change it.”

“Every single person has at least one secret that would break your heart. If we could just remember this, I think there would be a lot more compassion and tolerance in the world.”

“How I wish I could hug everyone and tell them that it's okay. It's okay to be scared and angry and hurt and selfish. It's part of being human,”

“Surprise!Adolescence is not an exciting adventure. It's actually very boring and lonelier than you could ever imagine.”

“At seventeen I'm waiting for my life to actually begin. I'm afraid I'll wake up tomorrow eighty years old and I WILL STILL BE WAITING.”

“Dear soulmate,I don't know who you are, where you live, or what you look like. But I pray for you every nite and I ask God to point you in my direction.”