Hello, Universe

People don't want to listen to their thoughts, so they fill the world with noise.

Crying is good for the soul. It means something needs to be released. And if you don't release the something, it just weighs you down until you can hardly move.

Sometimes life calls on you even when you don't raise your hand

If you didn't have bad things, you wouldn't have good things. They would all just be things. Did you ever think about that?

It's not being brave if you aren't scared.

Of all the questions you ever ask yourself in life, never ask, ‘What’s the point?’ It’s the worst question in the world.

That was their name for him: Turtle. Because he wouldn’t “come out of his shell.” Every time they said it, a piece of him broke.

Some would say it was a beautiful day, but Kaori thought rainstorms had much more personality.

Alone is good. It’s less trouble.

When you say things aloud, you let them go.

You don't need paper to write a letter. You can write letters in your head" -Ruby "What do you mean?" -Virgil "You close your eyes and mouth and send your thoughts through the universe" -Ruby

Meanness always shows on people's faces. Sometimes you have to look hard for it. Sometimes it's just a part of a person's features" -Valencia

We all get letters. Only some of us open them.

That's the problem. People don't want to listen to their thoughts, so they fill the world with noise.

Bayani, of all the things you ever tell yourself in life, never say, 'There's no chance'" -Ruby "Okay. It's too late, then" -Virgil "That's even worse" -Ruby

If you didn't have bad things, you woudn't have good things. They would all just be things" -Lola

Silence is good smetimes. That's when you're able to heart best" -Ruby "Hear what" - Virgil "Your thoughts" "That's the problem. People don't want to listen to their thoughts, so they fill the world with noise" -Ruby

Don't avoid the question just because you don't want to think of an answer.

He couldn’t breathe, either. His lungs had been stolen by the darkness. He sputtered and clutched his backpack close to him, both arms wrapped around it like a life raft. Gulliver chirped, not knowing any better. Or maybe he did, and he was saying good-bye.

It was true about guinea pigs. They weren’t supposed to live alone. Virgil wished he’d never learned that, because now he was convinced that Gulliver suffered from debilitating depression. The poor black-and-white rodent had been by himself for the past eighteen months, and Virgil couldn’t help but think he’d been pining the hours away in desperate loneliness.

You have to pick an avocado that is darker in color, not too green. Then you place it in the palm of your hand and squeeze—gently, real gently. If you squeeze too hard, your avocado will get all bruised up. You want it to be soft but firm. If it squishes too much, it could be rotten. But if it squishes just a little, it’s probably ripe and ready.

Is that supposed to be impressive?" Kaori asked. "Sounds like you're mentally defective.

Silence is good sometimes. That's when you're able to hear best" -Ruby

Kaori didn't want to admit it, but she liked having Gen as her second-in-command, which meant she was always first-in-command, which meant she needed to be in charge. But Just Renee seemed to be a natural take-charge person--she was leading the way, even though she had no idea what they were supposed to be looking for. Kaori would bet money she was a Leo.

anticlimactic after everything, but sometimes things don’t end the way you expect them to.