‎Because if I hadn't been so afraid of everyone else, I might have told Hannah that someone cared. And Hannah might still be alive.

How can you call it love when it hurt you so badly?" "It was love because it was worth it.

People grow apart, and sometimes, there nothing anyone can do about it.

When the right moment appears, the key is to not let it pass.

and i walked for hours the mist growing thick and whole the thought of disappaering like that, so simply, made me so happy

A lot of authors see their book being banned or challenged as a badge of honor. But for me, it's nothing but frustrating and upsetting. I hear from readers that my work encouraged them to ask for help or reach out to someone about the situation they're in. When you hear stories like that on a daily basis and then hear adults call for your work to be banned, it's proof of why the stigma around these issues is so dangerous.

It may seem that every time someone offers you a hand up, they just let go and you slip further down.