“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...”

“Doesnt that feel safe: a whole world protected by $1 safety-switches.”

“How the hell do I know? It just hurts me to think about it....And its not because you're a great lay. Though you are. But I've had great lays before, and I didn't get torn up. You should have known...”

“Youth is no protection; in the end, life scars us all.”

“Strength? Safety, I said. And in that moment I realized that Id always equated the two in my head, but they werent the same thing. Sometimes people were strongest at their most vulnerable, dangerou...”

“When bridges seem to give way, we fall into Christ's safe arms, true bridge, and not into hopelessness. It is safe to trust! We can be too weak to go on because His strength is made perfect in utte...”

“Having low self-esteem and a shield of lard are not guarantees of safety. Having a warrior spirit, high self worth (most people are assaulted by someone they know, so if you think you're only worth...”