“I have to go. I have to be brave.”

“It is good to bounce things off a trusted friend.”

“It is brave to believe that you are a unique, precious young lady no matter what your feelings might be saying.”

“I guess I need to leave it up to the Great Magician, as Harry would say.”

“The best part of being unique is not having to be perfect.”

“Summer had a way of being full of fun and things to do and plenty of times of doing nothing and feeling bored.”

“Don't be afraid of being scared. To be afraid is a sign of common sense. Only complete idiots are not afraid of anything.”

“and when we speak we are afraidour words will not be heardnor welcomedbut when we are silentwe are still afraidSo it is better to speakrememberingwe were never meant to survive”

“Laugh, even when you feel too sick or too worn out or tired. Smile, even when you're trying not to cry and the tears are blurring your vision. Sing, even when people stare at you and tell you your ...”

“Love is scary: it changes it can go away. That's the part of the risk. I don't want to be scared anymore.”

“I have to go. I have to be brave.”

“I can't walk beside you for reasons of my own, but everytime you cross my mind, I send love to you, you know.”