the people you spend the most time with will shape your future irrevocably, and so you must choose them wisely. - Brianna Wiest

People will come and go as they are scheduled to. Let them. Holding on does not affect them, only you.

You do not have to be a novel; you can be a book of stories.

Read. If you don’t read, it’s not because you don’t like reading; it’s because you haven’t picked up anything that interests you. What you read now will affect the person you’re going to be for decades to come. Read articles and essays online about how people cope with their fears — in it you will find camaraderie, how many strangers feel just as you do. Read about things you don’t understand, that scare you and fascinate you. Just read, damnit.