Stability was overrated. Crises and adventures, on the other hand, could actually teach you something.

Adolescence is like having only enough light to see the step directly in front of you.

Always make your needs and expectations known,she used to say. That way no one gets hurt.

When you know something’s wrong, but you don’t know exactly what it is, the air around you changes.

When someone needs help, you help. Right?

Don't let anyone see your vulnerable spots. Once they knew how to hurt you, they would do it again and again.

But one thing she [Rachel] did believe in was love. She believed that you could smell it, that you could taste it, that it could change the entire course of your life.