“ If Amber kept up her act forever, it would only be a matter of time before the broken pieces of her real self were too small to ever be put back together. I didn’t know what happened to people once th… Cole Gibsen
“ Whenever someone says some- thing about us, it gets written inside us, permanently. The good words, the ugly words, it’s all right here.” I placed a palm against my chest. “Sure, you can scribble out… Cole Gibsen
“ To some of those girls, school will be the highlight of their lives. People like you…people who are beautiful inside and out…those are the ones who will shine in whatever they decide to do. [Alec] Daniele Lanzarotta
“ Because you make me want to live. You make me want to grow old with you. You give me hope, and that scares me more than anything else Daniele Lanzarotta
“ Dear Girls Across the Globe,Let's stop body-shaming each other with hurtful comments about how another girl looks or doesn't look. We are all beautiful in our own unique way; so let's speak about each… Miya Yamanouchi
“ J_Doe032692 wrote: I am not a thin person. However this does not give people the right to taunt me, calling me ugly and worthless, telling me to kill myself because no one will ever want me, or to mak… Julie Anne Peters
“ Throughout it all, you are still, always, you: beautiful and bruised, known and unknowable. And isn't that - just you - enough? Leila Sales
“ Cullen was a bully. Bullies are cowards. You plant your feet and stay calm, they don't know what to do. Eric Plume
“ You are real! Everyone has to be different or the world would be really boring. If we all looked the same, then no one could tell us apart. -Janelle Tara Michener
“ When I first went to kindergarten kids asked me what I was. I did not understand-I'm a person. They explained that I look a little different and it is not as easy to tell which color I am. -Janelle fr… Tara Michener
“ I don't know anyone who remembers meeting their parents when they were a baby so i'm just like everybody else. -Zoey (100% Real) Tara Michener
“ I am still bullied occasionally. However, none of my current bullies really exist. They’re all in my head. Be your own best friend instead of your worst enemy. Abiola Abrams
“ How easy would it be to let the words uncurl from my tongue and glide slowly into the space between us? Let them light up the room in bright-orange neon: Here's your answer! Here's what you need to kn… Jennifer Wolf Kam
“ There's always this one girl. She's desperate and she's weird and she's jealous, and you're stuck with her, no matter how hard you try to get her off your back. Just throw some really fucked-up self-e… Courtney Summers
“ ...here's what I've learned - people will hurt you, but you don't have to respond - not every mean comment or cruel act deserves to be noticed ... John Geddes
“ I’m not the only kid who grew up this way. Surrounded by people who used to say that rhyme about sticks and stones. As if broken bones hurt more than the names we got called, and we got called them al… Shane L. Koyczan
“ We have probably all seen teachers who would pick a student up by the scruff of the neck for saying ‘Shit,’ but who would walk by without a word when overhearing that same student taunting a classmate… Richard H. Eyster
“ She may not be the prettiest, or the smartest, or the wealthiest at the Academy, but she could be kind. Anyone could be kind. Alleece Balts
“ When someone is cruel, harsh, mean, to not take their words personally is one thing, but to hear the silent cry within those words is another. This sort of perspective can not only liberate us from cr… Vironika Tugaleva
