“Speak out and someone will listen. Ask for help and someone will offer it. Don’t keep it inside. Don’t let yourself fade. Reach out. Yes, it’s really hard, but people are there. Be open to them.”— Aaron Gillies, twitter.com
“The need to be cared for is the base of everything. In the penitentiaries, you won't hear gangbangers and criminals say, "No, I don't want to be cared for by nobody." When you care about them, they'll open up to you. They'll tell you shit they'd never tell for money or for sex.”— Jim Brown, esquire.com
“He wished she would trust him with the details of her past, not because he was under the illusion that he could somehow rescue her or felt that she even needed to be rescued, but because giving voice to the truth of her past meant opening the door to the future. It meant they would be able to have a…”— Nicholas Sparks, amazon.com