All people are enslaved by something.

My feelings are too loud for words and too shy for the world.

Knighthood lies above eternity; it doesn’t live off fame, but rather deeds.

Teaching others, he corrected himself.

There is another alphabet Whispering from every leaf, Singing from every river, Shimmering from every sky.

They blossomed, they did not talk about blossoming.

I am the shore and the ocean, awaiting myself on both sides.

Even great men bow before the Sun; it melts hubris into humility.

Fly without wings; Dream with open eyes; See in darkness.

Whatever others may say, they say it to deceive and comfort themselves, not help you.

While gazing at myself from yourself, I was beautiful.

If I were dropped out of a plane into the ocean and told the nearest land was a thousand miles away, I'd still swim. And I'd despise the one who gave up.

We tend to take summer's vitality for granted, when in actuality it is just one prolonged drought, or disease, away from decimation.

Refusal to hope is nothing more than a decision to die.

I think that's what makes life interesting - the evolution of getting older, and it's kinda fascinating to me, the whole process.

No one cares what you ate for breakfast. Unless it's something really spectacular, don't tweet me your breakfast, I don't care.

He leaned over her, the sun behind his head making a halo of gold, his face lit by the reflections off the water.

The longer our graduation lines are today, the shorter our unemployment lines will be tomorrow.

George Orwell said, "Whoever controls the past controls the future," by which he meant that history is incredibly important in shaping the world view of the next generation of people.

The only person I can count on is myself. It's up to me to create the life I want. I can't blame my parents or Scott or anyone else for the way things are.

Braxton Cosby's stories feel personal and well thought-out. I'm happy to welcome this entertaining writer to the YA science fiction field. I look forward to more of his work!