Pain didn't ever really stop, he thought; it just changed forms.

Sometimes I wanted to peel away all of my skin and find a different me underneath.

Let's not be afraid of anything that can't really hurt us.

Writing is literally transformative. When we read, we are changed. When we write, we are changed. It's neurological. To me, this is a kind of magic.

War is being reminded that you are completely at the mercy of death at every moment, without the illusion that you are not. Without the distractions that make life worth living.

The girl in the mirror wasn't who I wanted to be and her life wasn't the one I wanted to have.

love is the only thing we have to save us