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“A good heart doesn’t need a reason; take care of people the way you’d want them to take care of you,”
Why the hell isn’t working through feelings a class offered to middle school kids? As soon as puberty hits, all of a sudden people find reasons not to like you: weight, height, acne, sexuality, race, parents’ income, whatever. Confidence is earned by how many flaws you can find in someone else.
Leaders can be vulnerable, too. Sebastian isn’t alone in his uncertainty about the future.
“Guys are beautiful. And girls are handsome. Words aren’t gender-specific. Don’t be some jock asshole about this.”
Acceptance has an amazing effect on people who pretend they don’t need it.
You are not defined by who you love.
Why do people let things so precious to them turn into dark, unbearable secrets?
Sometimes it’s okay not to be the perfect best friend. Sometimes it’s okay for your friends to take care of you.
He doesn’t care if crying’s not considered manly. Who writes these stupid definitions of manly, feminine, beautiful, or handsome, anyway?
“If you’re watching Scooby Doo and think of someone because it’s their favorite cartoon. If you’re allergic to flour but still eat someone’s burnt pancakes. Or if you hate the color green but you wear it because it reminds you of a person’s eyes just before you kiss them—well, it might be love.”
The only thing in life you have to do is live it.”
And that’s the thing, life is sometimes just another day, and sometimes it’s moment after moment after moment that only paralyzes you if you let it.
“Also, it’s about proving ourselves, proving life isn’t only about what you accomplish.”
The future is only grim because people see it that way. It’s unpredictable. Life is a summer storm of insecure thoughts. There’s an umbrella of precautions to prevent insecurity, but it doesn’t always keep the rain out of your face.
