There is a silence. A perfect, profound silence. One that sits low, twists a bit, and has damage within it.

J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

I think at heart I’m a little bit quirky. I think differently than most people. I’m really thankful to be here and to be able to play this game, but on the other hand I really want to have fun and do things they just don’t understand.

Charlie Blackmon, Colorado Rockies

You better figure out something that’s going to get their attention. There are so many bands out there that no one has time for you to just sit up there and play your songs like we know them.

Tyler Joseph, Twenty Øne Piløts

I won't explain Or say I'm sorry I'm unashamed I'm gonna show my scars Give a cheer For all the broken Listen here Because it's who we are

My Chemical Romance, "The Black Parade"

I'm a walking travesty, but I'm smiling at everything.

All Time Low, “Therapy”

I don't want to be heard, I want to be listened to.

Twenty Øne Piløts, “Forest” (Regional At Best)

Be patient and tough, this pain will serve you one day.

Ovid

Two kinds of crime upset us more than any others: crimes in which children are the victims, and crimes in which children are the perpetrators.

A Mother’s Reckoning, Sue Klebold

You may not know your own children, and, worse yet, your children may be unknowable to you.

A Mother’s Reckoning, Sue Klebold

I said this very sincerely because I didn't mean it at all.

We Could Be Beautiful, Swan Huntley

I felt like we were kids again. Maybe we had always been kids. We just had credit cards now, and homes, and men, and cellulite.

We Could Be Beautiful, Swan Huntley

I wasn't transparent. I was real, solid, pretty. If I felt like a mess, nobody had to know that but me.

We Could Be Beautiful, Swan Huntley

What if instead of a story told in consecutive order, life is a cacophony of movements we never leave?

Before the Fall, Noah Hawley

What if the most traumatic or the most beautiful experiences we have trap us in a kind of feedback loop, where at least some part of our minds remains obsessed, even as our bodies move on?

Before the Fall, Noah Hawley

You do not allow yourself to make any false moves, any mistakes. You have no freedom. You must earn top grades, or you will fall off the pin. You must excel in extracurricular activities, or you fall off the pin. You must be liked by every single person, or you fall off the pin. You must do the socially correct thing at all times, or you fall off the pin. You must look a certain way, or you fall off the pin. You must maintain a dangerously low weight, or you fall off the pin. Jennifer, it sounds quite exhausting.

Believarexic, J.J. Johnson

It was Tiger's voice that was initially captivating, a powerful blend of personality and tone, but it was the lyrics that kept everything together, kept me listening closer.

Girl In Pieces, Kathleen Glasgow

Are you as hard on yourself as you are on other people?

Believarexic, J.J. Johnson