You were born with the seeds of your talent, the ability to observe the world around you and weave piece of it into a story. I believe that most -- if not all -- people are born with these seeds. What separates the writers from the non-writers is that the writers actually sit down and, you know... write.

Art without emotion its like chocolate cake without sugar. It makes you gag.

I wish adults would spend less energy freaking out about the cutting itself and work harder to understand what drives kids to self-harm.

My parents didn't raise me to be religious. The closest we come to worship is the Trinity of Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. I think the Merryweather cheerleaders confuse me because I missed out on Sunday School. It has to be a miracle. There is no other explanation. How else could they sleep with the football team on Saturday night and be reincarnated as virginal goddesses on Monday?

Sometimes being an adult means doing the right thing, even if it's not what you want.

be aggressive, BE-BE Aggressive! B-E A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E

This camp is a forge for the army; it's testing our mettle. Instead of heat and hammer, our trials are cold and hunger. Question is, what are we made of?