“My mother, Auralie... she taught me to heal—to save lives every chance I get. My father, Andrei, taught me to fight—to end lives, but only when I must. And my brother, Teller, taught me to think—to lead with reason, not prejudice.
“You can be whatever you want to in life, as long as you don’t become a critic! Not of other people, and not of yourself.”
― My Friends
― My Friends
“Adults often think that self-confidence is something a child learns, but little kids are by their nature always invincible, it’s self-doubt that needs to be taught.”
― My Friends
― My Friends
“The most dangerous place on earth is inside us.”
― My Friends
― My Friends
“The world is full of miracles, but none greater than how far a young person can be carried by someone else’s belief in them.”
― My Friends
― My Friends
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