Misty Doherty

“And maybe, way down in the middle, it was really about finding. Finding ashes and finding books and finding friends and finding where you belong and finding clues and finding wings and finding a way and then, at the end, finding peace. Because we lose a lot, all of us, on our journeys. There’s no way around that. But we find a lot, too, if we’re lucky. And I was.”
― Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found

“But, at the same time, I kinda did. She wanted to be set free. My dad wanted to set her free. It had been a long time. And all that tight holding on I was doing? It didn’t actually feel all that good, really.”
― Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found

“The thing about white-hot anger, maybe, is that holding it in feels awful, but letting it all out feels even worse.”
― Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found

“Through writing, I feel power for maybe the first time in my life. I don’t have to say somebody else’s words. I can write my own. I can be myself for once. I like the privacy of it. Nobody’s watching. Nobody’s judging. Nobody’s weighing in.”
― Jennette McCurdy, I'm Glad My Mom Died