John Boettcher

“True beauty, the kind that doesn't fade or wash off, takes time. It takes incredible endurance. It is the slow drip that creates the stalactite, the shaking of the Earth that creates mountains, the constant pounding of the waves that breaks up the rocks and smooths the rough edges. And from the violence, the furor, the raging of the winds, the roaring of the waters, something better emerges, something that would have otherwise never existed.
And so we endure. We have faith that there is purpose. We hope for things we can't see. We believe there are lessons in loss, power in love, and that we have within us the potential for a beauty so magnificent, our bodies can't contain it.”
― Amy Harmon, Making Faces

“It’s smart to end relationships that are poisonous. It’s a good thing. Sometimes you have to cut people out of your life to make things better. So you can move forward.”
― Jessica Park, Left Drowning

“It's easy to forgive someone for the hurt they've caused you. Forgetting is impossible.”
― Tara Sivec, Watch over Me

“I’m convinced that empathy is more powerful than hate and that our lives should be dedicated to making it go viral.”
― Zak Ebrahim, The Terrorist's Son: A Story of Choice