Standing in the line at the food court, I try to be myself. But I forget how I usually stand when I'm myself.

TOP FIVE WAYS PEOPLE CAN SURPRISE YOU 5. Just when you think they’ve given up on you, they prove that they never will. 4. They find a way to speak up after staying silent for so long. 3. They defend you when you least expect it. 2. By showing you how life can get better now. 1. By helping you find a place to belong.

I want deeper connections with the people around me. I need to reach out more. Because not everyone leaves. Sometimes if you reach out, the person you’re trying to reach will be right there waiting.

I have no interest in maintaining a relationship with someone who didn’t love me enough to stick around.

All I know is, if we don't eat soon I'm going to chew off a limb. And I can't guarentee it'll be mine.

Love isn't logical, or even our choice. Love chooses us. Sometimes things have to get worse before they get better.

If I’d stopped believing that my life would eventually get better, I don’t think I would have survived high school.