...because he believed that if you wanted to get rid of a hole, you filled it. He had not realized at the time that there were all sorts of filler that took up space, but had no substance. That made you feel just as empty.

Being a teenager isn't all that different from being part of someone else's story. There's always someone who thinks they know better than you do

I thought lightning wasn't supposed to strike in the same place twice....sure it does...but only if you're too dumb to move.

Hope and reality lie in inverse proportions, inside the walls of a hospital... Doubt is like dye. Once is spreads into the fabric of excuses you've woven, you'll never get rid of the stain.

I want to live," he said, "So I have to die.

I am not keeping my distance because it is uncomfortable for me, but because it is uncomfortable for them.

true love is felonious… You take someone’s breath away… You rob them of the ability to utter a single word… You steal a heart.