“You have more power than you think. Be careful what you do with it.”

“Emotions Ive been working hard to hold back all summer start to spill out of me as I pull Elliotts mouth toward my own. Im so eager and impatient that our noses bump and teeth knock together before...”

“I dont think you can just choose to believe in God. You either do or you dont, and no matter what camp youre in, it would take something life-changing to truly lead you into the other one.”

“Some people just want to be part of the story, even if its a story thats completely fabricated.”

“Ive read so many stories online about how tragedy brings people together, how hard times encourage bravery and sacrifice, how a crisis can turn ordinary folks into heroes. But what about the opposi...”

“Our protective bubblesour houses, our cars, our friends, our online identitiesmight make us feel secure, but most of its just an illusion. Its easy to get hurt, just like its easy to hurt other peo...”

“Some people just want to be part of the story, even if its a story thats completely fabricated.”

“There are many different stories to tell. It's never the same. Every day weather blows in and out, alters the surface. Sometimes it is stripped down to a single essential truth, the thing that is a...”

“I'm skimming across the surface of my own history, moving fast, riding the melt beneath the blades, doing loops and spins, and when I take a high leap into the dark and come down thirty years later...”

“All stories are about wolves. All worth repeating, that is. Anything else is sentimental drivel.All of them?Sure, he says. Think about it. There's escaping from the wolves, fighting the wolves, cap...”