Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls

Sometimes the kindest thing you can do for a person is to shield them from that which will not help them. Make the decision and then carry the burden yourself, bear the weight so that they don't have to.

Finding a best friend is like finding a true love: when you meet yours, you just know.

The messed-up thing is how so many people think your body is their business, especially if you're a girl.

The world is only as fair as you make it.

I know how quickly things can go away, how hard it can be to make them come back. You have to clench your jaw so tight you can barely stand it, grind sand between gritted teeth in a fire-hot mouth, then wait till it melts, spit out glass. Build it all again.

Her eyes meet mine and she smiles. And I swear it's like the whole goddamn sun is beaming right out of it.

I realize yes, this is done. After all this time, after so much thinking and worrying, clinging so tightly. Just like that, there is nothing to hold on to.

Sometimes, when there’s danger, the answer is to curl into yourself and wait.

I cranked the radio and sang loud. I needed to hear a live human voice, and I was my own best hope.

Às vezes, as pessoas que mais precisam ser salvas não têm a menor ideia disso.