The Infinite Noise (The Bright Sessions, #1)

by Lauren Shippen

We don’t always have to love ourselves in order to receive love from others. Sometimes that’s how we learn to love ourselves.”

He’s in pain and I want to hold him, comfort him, tell him it’s all right, but I can’t. I don’t know why he’s hurting and so I can’t make it better. I feel totally powerless. It is the worst feeling I have ever felt. For a brief moment, I understand what my parents must go through on a daily basis with me and suddenly I’m unable to breathe.