Shannon Miz

“Here's what I think," I say and my voice is stronger and thoughts are coming, thoughts that trickle into my noise like whispers of truth. "I think maybe everybody falls," I say. "I think maybe we all do. And I don't think that's the asking."
I pull on her arms gently to make sure she's listening.
"I think the asking is whether we get back up again.”
― Patrick Ness, The Knife of Never Letting Go

“We were all heading for each other on a collision course, no matter what. Maybe some people are just meant to be in the same story.”
― Jandy Nelson, I'll Give You the Sun

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?”
― Mary Oliver

“We all have the potential to do terrible things. But we also have the potential to overcome our mistakes.”
― Veronica Rossi, Into the Still Blue