"Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always."

"The real violence, the violence i realized was unforgivable, is the violence that we do to ourselves, when we’re too afraid to be who we really are."

"I walk around the school hallways and look at the people. I look at the teachers and wonder why they’re here. If they like their jobs. Or us. And i wonder how smart they were when they were fifteen. Not in a mean way. In a curious way. It’s like looking at al the students and wondering who’s had their heart broken that day, and how they are able to cope with having three quizzes and a book report due on top of that. Or wondering who did the heart breaking. And wondering why."