200 Quotes by A.S. King

You can’t change people with love. It doesn’t work that way.

I can’t help seeing a cage for what it is. Sure, it protects the bulb, but maybe if people weren’t so careless, then nothing would need to be caged.

I’m not sure I can be what they want me to be. But I’ll try.

The world will be upside down forever. We just have to come to terms with that.

New skin amazes me. New skin is a miracle. It is proof that we can heal.

I don’t smile. I have all these thoughts. Crazy thoughts. Like, on the one hand, I want to kiss her passionately, like they do in movies, and just paralyze her with the feeling of how much I want to take care of her.

Look. This isn’t a temper tantrum. I’m not some teenager you can blow off because you made a myth about teenagers being dramatic.

I picked up my camera and held it at arm’s length and took a picture of myself not caring. I called it: Glory Doesn’t Care.

When they torture me, they show they’re weak. When I survive, I show them I’m stronger.