Work with your hands.
Read everything while you still have time. It won't always be like this.
You're not the only one who's ever felt this way.
They're never going to listen to you.
You're tougher than you look.
That friend you've always wished you could have lives on the other side
of Lake Michigan, and you two are going to find each other one day. It
will hurt more than you expect, but it will be worth it.
Don't stop drawing.
Don't stop writing.
Don't stop.
All that makeup won't make you look any less terrified.
You're allowed to say "no."
Please eat something.
She's going to be okay eventually, but you won't be able to keep her safe.
You're allowed to tell the truth.
Please put that down before this gets any worse.
It won't always be like this.
No amount of navel-gazing journal entries will make you as mature as you think you are, but that doesn't mean you should stop trying to understand yourself.
You're too young to be a failure.
Write more.
Finish things.
Write more.
Stop teaching yourself how to shut people out and start learning how to let them in. Start early. Start now.
It won't always be like this.
The Earth turns. Time is circular.
It won't always be like this.
