“We are brilliant shades of light, we can not be contained" -Boys of the Fatherless-” — David C Riggins Copy Share Image
“But sometimes the scars go too deep and the stories are too personal to share.” — John Northcutt Young Copy Share Image
“A certain door of life was shut behind her and could not be re-opened.” — L.M. Montgomery Copy Share Image
“What in the world could this family have done to deserve a fate such as this?” — Michael Jay Copy Share Image
I was not much used to women except for mothers. Everything I did, they did different. — Daniel Woodrell Copy Share Image
“I want you to trust yourself, baby. Love is all that matters and you’ve always known that. You’ve known, since you were… — Jennifer Elisabeth Copy Share Image
“Life's trials will test you, and shape you, but don’t let them change who you are.” ~ Aaron Lauritsen, ‘100 Days Drive” — Aaron Lauritsen Copy Share Image
“That last time you kissed me my heart slid past your teeth down into the center of your chest… trapping us both… — Jennifer Elisabeth Copy Share Image
Prom has all the elements of a popular story. It reeks of all-Americanness, tension, drama. It has romance. Pretty dresses. Dancing. Limos.… — Adora Svitak Copy Share Image
we all grow up thinking our parents found us under cabbage leaves and that sex didn't exist before our personal coming-of-age. — Mary Jo Putney Copy Share Image
My character in 'Mr. Holland's Opus' was kind of coming of age, learning about a world that was opening up to her. — Jean Louisa Kelly Copy Share Image
“I had to live my life, and to do that I needed to go to Buenos Aires. I had to live my… — Romina Paula Copy Share Image
“She was merely an actress who had been forced to perform her part on stage without fully knowing her lines. She was… — Erica Sehyun Song Copy Share Image
We are all shaped by where we grow up, though that shaping takes different forms. I dont think theres any doubt that… — Guy Gavriel Kay Copy Share Image
“Oscar always said that books are truly our best friends. He said that they never think poorly of us and that they… — Erica Sehyun Song Copy Share Image
“It sucks to be an orphan. Now what do we do? What is Plan B? For us, the answer was to find… — Ross Meador Copy Share Image
“I took my friend’s hand as she helped me up. With our hands still linked and our flower crowns tangled in our… — Erica Sehyun Song Copy Share Image
“Adam stared down at me, his expression thunderous. “It was you. I know it was you.” My head was rocking side to… — Airicka Phoenix Copy Share Image
“I couldn't believe it. Something wasn't right. I thought, "Batman smokes cigarettes." I couldn't believe it. "Batman smokes fucking cigarettes." I walked… — Scott McClanahan Copy Share Image
“Jess is painfully aware of how young she is. Her shirtsleeves don't quite extend to her wrists; after a growth spurt last… — C.B. Lee Copy Share Image
“The contemporary needs of North American Jews are directly tied to the trajectory of the immigrant experience in North America. The generation… — Kerry M. Olitzky Copy Share Image
“Lachlan frowned as he misjudged the distance and his forehead hit Cormag's head with a bump. He wrapped his arms around his… — Elaine White Copy Share Image
“In my early teens, I heard about Naked Lunch and its mutating typewriters and talking cockroaches. While I would hardly classify its… — Peter Dubé Copy Share Image
“And then I knew that despite all the pain and hard work all of us had gone through, despite the sadness and… — Erica Sehyun Song Copy Share Image
“Orison Swett Marden, who wrote Character: The Grandest Thing in the World in 1899, produced another popular title in 1921. It was… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“I felt so much older now, so much more responsible. I guess that there were some positive outcomes: I knew more things… — Erica Sehyun Song Copy Share Image
“As he recalled the fervor years later, “by means of systematized effort, large numbers of people of all ages, but especially the… — Kurt Andersen Copy Share Image
“When are you going to get a fella?" Lily asks Rose after a year or two of dancing. "I have one who… — Genevieve Valentine Copy Share Image
“This is the fairytale of my life, the mythology of my existence, and, as I only have one story to tell, there… — James Campion Conway Copy Share Image
“Instead of a criminal or a drug addict, I was looking at a boy—just a boy.” — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“Could a scar be like the rings of a tree, reopened with each emotional season?” — Magenta Periwinkle Copy Share Image
“A celestial wizard doesn’t destroy celestial bodies. She bends them.” — Andri E. Elia Copy Share Image
“I just want your voice aimed at me again. I want to absorb the direction of your eyes…” — Jennifer Elisabeth Copy Share Image
“Love is my drug of choice, even if it comes laced with pain and disaster.” — Jennifer Elisabeth Copy Share Image
