John Mark Green

“One by one she slew her fears, and then planted a flower garden over their graves.”

“Everyone needs someone who can show them what heaven looks like.”

“Let's burn our masks at midnightand as flickering flames ascend,under the witness of star-clouds,let us vow to reclaim our true selves.Done with hiding and weary of lying,we'll reconcile without and within.Then, like naked squint-eyed newborns,we'll greet the glorious birth of dawn;blinking at the blazing, wondrous colorswe somehow failed to notice before.”

“Her kiss dissolves the universe. In that moment, I am unmade and then reborn.”

“When life gets dark, that's when stars appear among us. Shine bright, beautiful ones. Throw light from your burning hearts.”

“She was a tragic beauty. Sadness had left its fingerprints all over her face.”

“Her veins flowed with liquid poetry. I stole the words from her mouth with my kisses.”

“Your life will consist of a series of times when you must reinvent yourself. We desperately cling to the idea that things should stay the same, but life and growth are about change. Don't mistake the end of a chapter for the end of the story. Lean into the plot changes, and follow your character arc. If you are in a dark part of your tale, know that this night will not last forever, but you must be brave enough to see it through. This is not the end, oh no my friend. Take courage. Better things await you.”

“I want to hold you close, skin on skin, and let our heartbeats have a conversation.”

“Do you dare journey into the wild places of your heart?”

“Within every heart's Winter sleeps the promise of Spring.”

“She had a very inconvenient heart. It always insisted on feeling things ever so deeply.”

“After what she's been through, there really should be crime scene tape around her heart.”

“Sometimes it feels like you've set off a spectacular lightning show in my heart, and I wonder if other people can see the flashes through my skin.”

“When I lean my ear up against your seashell heart, I can hear an ocean of love roaring inside.”

“Even when your heart is blue, I'll safely hold it. I really don't mind these indigo-stained hands.”

“You make me feel at home in my own skin, and that is one of the greatest gifts anyone has ever given me.”

“I hear your voice, and all feels rightwith the world again.”

“I am no blank slate for love to write on.My heart has walls marred with cracks,bloodstains, and bullet holes;graffitied over by past lovers.”

“She is a wild, tangled forest with temples and treasures concealed within.”