“The future was one thing that could never be broken, because it had not yet had the chance to be anything.”

“You only really fall apart in front of the people you know can piece you back together.”

“We were there, together, and in the next room I could hear that monitor beeping. Keeping track of another hearts beat and giving enduring, solid proof of our own.”

“I was used to being invisible. People rarely saw me, and if they did, they never looked close. I wasn't shiny and charming like my brother, stunning and graceful like my mother, or smart and dynami...”

“He had a nice smile. Seeing it, I felt like Id won a prize, because he was so sparing with them.”

“You get used to people being a certain way; you depend on it. And when they surprise you, for better or worse, it can shake you to your core.”

“Dear 2016,If I has any defeats in your term, I am glad they were on my terms!Best,The Defeated Winner”

“The 2016 USA presidential election race clarified how an evil Nazi dictator like Adolf Hitler was able to come to power in global politics.”

“Dear world, I am excited to be alive in you, and I am thankful for another year.”

“I understand we all have our differences. But while learning about history I've read about white people coming together, Jews coming together, Spanish coming together, different cultures and religi...”

“In this day and age we care more about our pride than our lives.”

“Anything man can make, man can destroy.”

“And when her lips met mine, I knew that I could live to be a hundred and visit every country in the world, but nothing would ever compare to that single moment when I first kissed the girl of my dr...”

“For a moment, I wondered how different my life would have been had they been my parents, but I shook the thought away. I knew my father had done the best he could, and I had no regrets about the wa...”

“Confinement is not a part of your destiny. Your life purpose is to take the totality of your negative experiences, roll them up into one, and use them positively to lay the foundation for your dest...”