When I’m a teacher, I won’t be using red pens to grade papers. Red pens will forever be associated with criticism and bad grades in my mind. I don’t want this person to get their short story back with harsh red pen marks all over it. Purple is much friendlier.

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

It is easier with the right person. A good test of a relationship is how well you both deal with challenges. If one person is more invested, it shows. If you're with the wrong person, it feels like too much work. But if you're unhappy more than you're happy, it's not the right relationship for you.

Where you can never sleep because of noisy brain.No matter how tired you are. It's impossible to accomplish anything but lying here in bed. Frustrated and victimized at three in the morning.

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

Your life can end in a flash before you even have time to know it’s over. There is no safe. There is no control.

It's weird how time can change something you thought would always stay the same.