Nobody has to do anything wrong to end up living a life that feels like it’s not their own, all they have to do is take a step back, and hope for the best.

Some days I am the flower beneath the machine. And the machine rolls slowly on, blocking the sun, without a care for what it tramples beneath.

My eyes open after my mind. All eyes always do.

Sleep doesn't come easy when a broken twig conjures images of a hulking mental patient snapping the arms off children, over by the bin.

The question should be who do we want to be when we grow up, not what.

His smile is a stranger resting on a haunted face, only coming out for poisons turning him into a ghost.

For beauty is nothing but the beginning of terrorwhich we are barely able to endure, and it amazes us so, because it serenely disdains to destroy us.Every angel is terrible.

How to raise sons who respect women:Never give them the opportunity to see you disrespect yourself.

Learning to be complex is easy, but learning to be simple is most difficult.

Acceptance is the sense of belonging.

You’re telling me that CERN dugout millions of tons of earth just to smash tiny particles?”Kohler shrugged. “Sometimes to find truth, one must move mountains.

I was home schooled in high school but was definitely the nerd in middle school. I was in three academic clubs, a huge book worm, and the teacher's pet. I was kind of an easy target for bullies.

Adversity is preparation for greatness.

But if the feelings are mutual, I open my heart without restriction. I’m not afraid to say 'I love you'.

I always take criticism as a challenge. It's the way I've always looked at it.

Things gain meaning by being used in a shared experience or joint action.