Sam Reads

“Maybe, the only thing that has to make sense
about being somebody's friend
is that you help them be their best self
on any given day. That you give them a home
when they don't want to be in their own.”
― Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X

“Shadows are made up of all the dark and bad parts of yourself. They feed off of bad thoughts—fear, worry, sadness, and guilt.”
― Aiden Thomas, Lost in the Never Woods

“But that’s what happens when you grow up—you forget about the magic you’ve seen.”
― Aiden Thomas, Lost in the Never Woods

“The mind is a complicated thing," Mrs. Darling said, considering her words as she spoke. "Sometimes it acts on its own, and quite often it controls us against our will. And I think, sometimes... It takes us away, maybe not when we want it, but when we need it.”
― Aiden Thomas, Lost in the Never Woods