I lost myself trying to find happiness in things that didn't love me back.

Love always hurts. That’s one thing I know you know. But it’s worth it. That’s what you don’t know. Yet.

No one should ever compromise the dignity of another human being.

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

When she looked in the mirror these days, she saw someone she didn't recognize...She saw an old woman trying to be beautiful, her skin dry and her wrinkles like cracks. She looked like a very well-dressed winter apple.

People always say life is too short for regrets. But the truth is, it's too long.

He reached for her and kissed her. It was all at once passionate, as if there was too much in him to contain. He was immediately swept up in it. It took no effort, the difference between swimming on your own and being washed away in a flood.