I know you're upset, I know you're scared, but don't walk away.

I know you're upset, I know you're scared, but don't walk away.

I was focused before - obsessed, really - with the appearance of perfection. But what did that ever bring me but pain? Pain and not seeing people for who they really are. If I ever get out of here, I'll look at people differently. I'll look for their true selves beneath the mask of their bodies. I'll look at soul.

If I don’t do what feels right to me, what I need and want to do, then am I really living?

In Maybe I Will, Laurie Gray writes about important topics that teens need to talk about, including sexual assault, friendship, and alcoholism or self-destructive behaviors that result from trauma. Maybe I Will may help some teens know they're not alone.

I think you've got to get out whatever's hurting you through your art, so it doesn't twist you up inside.

My scars show pain and suffering, but they also show my will to survive. They're part of my history that'll always be there.