All I can do is hope.

No one should be ashamed to speak up. Shame makes it easy for neglect and abuse and bullying to stay huddled together in their dark corner. It’s time to throw the switch on this spotlight. If I can inspire other kids to speak their truth, then everything I’ve been through will have been worth it.

It’s interesting how something that comes so easily to one person can be so impossible for someone else.

It’s unbelievable how you can affect someone else so deeply and never know.

Love is never guaranteed. Love is a risk we take because we hope it will make us happy.

The huge problems we deal with every day are actually really small. We’re so focused on what bothers us that we don’t even try to see our lives from a clearer perspective.

You'll get through this. And I know it's impossible to believe right now, but it gets better. Trust me.