“The young accept the extraordinary as normal because they do not compare their lives with those of others when everyone is like them.”

“Dying ain't important. Everyone does that. What's important is how well you do your living.”

“I write because the lives of all of us are stories. If enough of those stories are told, then perhaps we will begin to see that our lives are the same story. The differences are merely in the details.”

“Just because you're bron to someone, it doesn't mean you belong to them.”

“Goodness was not a trait you acquired; it was a value you practiced when you were on the verge of doing evil.”

“But there are times when a tree can no longer withstand the pain inflicted on it, and the wind will take pity on that tree and topple it over in a mighty storm. All the other trees who witnessed the evil look down upon the fallen tree with envy. They pray for the day when a wind will end their suffering. I pray for the day when God will end mine.”

“What would they do if I said I hurt so much I feel like I want to die?—Jeremy Richards”