The ocean moans over dead men’s bones

Two wings lift a person up from earthly concerns: Simplicity in intention, and Purity in feeling

Every time you post something online you have a choice. You can either make it something that adds to the happiness levels in the world-or you can make it something that takes away.

I’ve decided that I’m not going to try to squeeze myself into a friendship that hurts me anymore. I’m going to let her go and just be friends with people who make me feel good about myself.

For every sad thing you think of, you should think of three happy things to chase it away.

Sometimes you have to face up to your fears to realize that they aren’t actually real.

Sometimes the hero of the fairy tale isn’t a handsome prince. Sometimes it’s you.

I guess we don’t always know what other people are thinking, even if they seem to have everything figured out.

If you could invite any fictional character to a picnic who would it be?” I instantly smile. Noah’s random questions are definatley great ice-breakers. “Augustus Waters from The Fault In Our Stars.” I say, “So i could bring him back to life.” “Great Answer”, Noah says “I’d bring that sappy guy from Twilight- So i could kill him.

How can you be truly happy with someone else when you aren’t in the best place you can be for you.

I wish we could just skip to the part where we’re comfortable with each other, but I know it doesn’t work that way.

Holy swoon-gate!′ Elliot exclaims when I finally get to the end of my tale. ‘If that’s what Brooklyn boys are like I’m emigrating as soon as possible.

I bet in the All-Time History of Dating no girl has ever told a boy who has just asked her out that she has fleas-and then farted.

I think the main thing that helped make everything better was choosing to work on me before anyone else.

Mr. Beaconsfield is the Year Eleven drama teacher. He’s one of those teachers who likes being “down with the kids” – all gelled hair and “call me Jeff.”He’s also the reason our version of Romeo and Juliet is set in a Brooklyn ghetto and Juliet is leaning out of a trailer rather than a balcony.

There’s more to life than just boys -and this camera is going to get me through.

I guess throwing money she didn’t have into my future was her way of coping and giving me the life she felt she failed at herself.

I have this dream that, secretly, all teenage girls feel exactly like me. And maybe one day, when we realize that we all feel the same, we can all stop pretending we’re something we’re not…

I gave him the name Wiki, because his brain seems to contain as much knowledge as Wikipedia, whereas my revision notes disappear from my memory as fast as a Snapchat.

I like you so much it might even be love.

Honestly, I want to earn enough money to buy Mum a proper house one day. She deserves to live comfortably.

One thing I’ve learnt recently is that blowing out someone else’s candle doesn’t make yours shine any brighter.

Pitch Perfect. To.

It might be the end of this chapter. But, for us, our story is only just beginning.

Sometimes you have to face up to your fears to realize that they aren’t actually real.

My life can be anything I want it to be- as long as I remember that it’s mine. Not theirs.

I head off to the back of the store where there are racks and racks of records. As I flick through them and breath in the smell, I smile. It’s almost as good a the smell of books. Almost but no quite.

There are some people you officially fall in love with, within seconds of meeting them.

There are a lot of maybes, but it’s better than the nevers that were there before.

Snooper’s Paradise – I.

There’s enough room for everyone to do the thing they’re good at.

There’s enough room for everyone to do the thing they’re good at.

Maybe this whole growing-up thing isn’t so bad after all.

Outside there’s a chill in the air that reminds me autumn is on the way, even though it’s still only September. This time of year is my absolute favourite; the leaves start to turn golden and wither away after their summer of hard work, and the sun seems to shine a lot more clearly as the mist from the summer heat disappears. Everything just seems a little brighter and fresher – a clean slate. That’s exactly what I need.

I’ve decided that I’m not going to try to squeeze myself into a friendship that hurts me anymore. I’m going to let her go and just be friends with people who make me feel good about myself.

But I guess you never really know some people. Sometimes they can be wonderful; sometimes they can be the absolute worst. You just have to decide how much of either you can accept.

No. I just like dabbing girls’ faces with napkins. It’s a fetish of mine. Don’t worry – my shrink says it’s harmless.

It’s never too early to give your best friend some moral support.

Because, you know, I don’t say ‘I like you so much I think it might be love’ to all the girls.

Every time you post something online you have a choice. You can either make it something that adds to the happiness levels in the world – or you can make it something that takes away.

Freedom has never felt so good.

Focus on your own lane, go at your own pace, don’t look sideways. Someone else’s success does not have to impact you or detract from what you achieve.

You’ll be fine -sometimes you just had to let people go.

When you cry in front of someone, when you show them your most vulnerable side, it shows that you really trust them.

For every sad thing you think of, you should think of three happy things to chase it away.