Katie Kacvinsky

I think music is seasonal. In the summer my taste changes.

Oh, I just think that a neat house is the sign of a boring person, that's all. And I don't really like to associate with boring people if I can help it.

He was like a book, where each chapter picks up pace until you can't put it down. That's when you know you've made a friend - when you want to read more of his story.

I have more online contacts than I can count. I make about one hundred connections a day. I have access to millions of people. I use to think that I had friends in these numbers. But virtual friends are like stars stretched out in the sky. They__e out there, they exist, and I can imagine what they__e like, but we__l never meet. We all just co-exist in this vast universe with a length of space between us.

If you never leave where you come from, I don't think you'll ever figure out who you are, because how much is forced on you? How much of your personality is imposed instead of created? That's why I left. I think people need to leave in order to find their potential.

Life is about mindfulness. It's about being in the moment, being aware.

You're not saving lives, Dad. You can't save lives when no one's living anymore. (Maddie)

All you need is one safe anchor to keep you grounded when the rest of your life spins out of control

If you have confidence, if you believe in yourself, you can go anywhere.

But pain's like water. It finds a way to push through any seal. There's no way to stop it. Sometimes you have to let yourself sink inside of it before you can learn how to swim to the surface.

Don't worry about hurting me, if that's what you're afraid of. I want to get hurt. At least I´ll feel something for a change.

I__ rather fail miserably pursuing my dreams than succeed at something I have to settle for

Some people try to tell you the things you want in life are out of your grasp, while others lift you up on their shoulders and help you reach them. I may not know a lot, but I prefer to fill my life with people who let me climb on top of their shoulders, not people who try to keep me planted on the ground.

Life should be a risk. It's more than a straight line that you can see clearly from one point to the other. It dips and curves and you never know what's around the bend sometimes until you get there. That scares a lot of people. But that's the beauty of it.

it's good for you to write down your thoughts. It'stherapeutic because it forces you to slow down and think aboutlife.

But how can you be there for someone who doesn't need you? It's like trying to scale a wall without anyone on the top throwing you a rope. You just keep sliding down and eventually your muscles give out, and your energy and your will and your heart.

It's ironic..here is life passing, like clouds drifting over the sky, yet they don't see what's in front of them. They believe there is something more substantial going on in that little screen in their hands.

...don't be afraid to fall. Your wings will catch you.