So there I was, with the two hottest girls on campus, having lunch. I was "the man", the envy of every other guy in our school. Buddy, I was miserable." -Bryce Loski

Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss...." He turned to me. "But every once in a while, you find someone who's iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare.

Sometimes I get so caught up in my own problems that I forget how amazing the world is.

Maybe my mother's right. Maybe there is more to Bryce Loski than I know. Maybe it's time to meet him in the proper light.

What he did to my heart was sheer, inexplicable, magic.

...and I realized that Garrett was right about one thing- I had flipped. Completely.

It was beyond embarrassing or humiliating or even mortifying. It was ego-slaying!

...Next time you're faced with a choice, do the right thing. It hurts everyone less in the long run.

A painting is more than the sum of its parts

If chaos is a necessary step in the organization of one's universe, then I was well on my way.

Somehow the silence seemed to connect us in a way like words never could. - Julianna Baker

At each step there is a small moment of transformation that cannot be overlooked or rushed. And these moments should not be, because they are beautiful.

Creativity's too big a pill

Assumptions made by others indicates clearly how much people envy your blessings.

Hospital vigils inspire us to such nostalgia. Hospital vigils take place in slow-time during which the mind floats free, a frail balloon drifting into the sky as into infinity.

To be able to live and work in the United States is a privilege.

Well I know the secret places, And the nests in hedge and tree; At what doors are friendly faces, In what hearts are thoughts of me.

You aren't nearly through this adventure yet.

Ideas are information taking shape.

I began writing poetry when I was about 10. Bad poetry, but you start with bad poetry.

Not only will we see His face and live, but we will likely wonder if we ever lived before we saw His face!