“ I feel like this is a horror story. That's how scared I am right now."Don't be scared.""That doesn't help. Sandy Hall
“ My emotions are spiraling out of control. I never promised I would be logical at a time like this! Sandy Hall
“ It was like I couldn't think of any words. Now I can think of about nine million." "How many words are in the English language?""Not the point. Sandy Hall
“ ...their voices are quieter than the other groups around them, but their body language speaks volumes. Sandy Hall
“ This typewriter is the only one that has listened to me throughout the years, the only one who wants to know the girl beneath my layers. Tessa Emily Hall
“ May your eye go to the Sun, To the wind your soul... You are all the colors in one, at full brightness. Jennifer Niven
“ It could have been worse. He could have said he wasn't a 'dessert person' and then I would have been forced to jump out of a moving car. Saba Kapur
“ 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
“ Do you know how hard it is to paint kindness?” She leaned her hip against a desk in the corner of the room, still watching me. “It’s the only part of a person I really want to capture. Everything else… Laura Anderson Kurk
“ As a Cambion, balance is paramount. Never lose control, never allow emotions to run wild, and never, ever forget who you are and what lives within you. Such discipline requires a sound mind, a thick s… Sam
“ Every night when I watch you sleep, I breathe you in. Every time I make you smile, my heart beats a tad bit faster. You are the blood flowing through my veins. If I had to go back to the life I had be… Shannon Eckrich
“ No one will say it to my face, but it’s so obvious they think I actually murdered Gavin. As if I would actually want to hurt the guy I was in love with. Still, I see it in their eyes, the way they avo… Jen Naumann
“ It was the first time I discovered that some girls actually sneak out of the house during slumber parties and meet up with boys. I would’ve never known if I hadn’t gone to the bathroom at midnight and… Laura Anderson Kurk
“ We bumped into other silent lines of kids going in the same direction. We looked like we were much younger and our lines were headed to the cafeteria or recess or the carpool line. Or it could’ve been… Laura Anderson Kurk
“ The ice cold fear I’d felt, not knowing if Wyatt was alive, pressed into the wall with other girls and surrounded by guys who were unspeakably brave, hit my body again in a wave. This was trauma—the g… Laura Anderson Kurk
“ Every moment of our lives we make choices. Most we don’t even know we’re making, they’re so dull or routine or automatic. Some are beyond explanation—like my mom choosing Wyatt’s memory over Dad and m… Laura Anderson Kurk
“ But I understood, now, that we don’t live only for ourselves. We’re connected by millions of shared experiences and dreams and nightmares, all tied together with compassion. I learned that even when w… Laura Anderson Kurk
“ I’m not sure about all the particulars that led to this moment. Do I believe life is a series of dots to be connected…or that no one can outrun destiny…or that all roads lead to truth and coincidence… Laura Anderson Kurk
