In the end, you will not see the physical beauty in others that caught your eye, but the fire that burned within them. This kind of beauty is the bonfire you had to attend.

— Shannon L. Alder

I saw you before. All your flaws, your imperfections. Your body’s going to a lot of trouble to hide something, something inside of you. It must be very precious.

— Shaun Hick

It's in those quiet little towns, at the edge of the world, that you will find the salt of the earth people who make you feel right at home.

— Aaron Lauritsen

It’s the ‘every day’ experiences we encounter along the journey to who we want to be that will define who we are when we get there.

— Aaron Lauritsen

I've hated Snowflake for so long," she says. "But then I met you. And you're the person entire town has trashed, a person belonging to the group I've been raised to believe is evil, and you're the only person who is able to make me feel as if every part of me is beautiful." She is beautiful. Inside and out. My fingers tunnel into her hair again, but this time, I gently knot them in. My heart beats hard, and I open my mouth, hoping that doing so will force the right words. That I can explain being near her makes everything that's impossible about me seem possible. But the words become lodged in my throat and silence paralyzes my tongue. Breanna blinks and the hope that had been on her face disappears as she misreads my hesitation. Her hold on me loosens and she ducks her head. "Don't listen to me. I say too much around you. I was being stupid I..." More words meant to wipe away her admission spill from her mouth, but I'm not listening. My grip on her hair tightens, I lower my lips to hers and I kiss Breanna Miller.

— Katie McGarry

I was never weighed down by beauty in my lifetime. However, I was beaten down by the sad fears of my gender-women who didn't allow you to feel pretty or rejoice in who you are, unless it fell beneath how they thought about themselves.

— Shannon L. Alder

Kindness and awareness work together. Through awareness, we understand the underlying beauty of everything and every being.

— Amit Ray

Later that day when I walked down this dried-out riverbed, enjoying the last rays of sunshine on my bare skin, I felt a deep inner peace coming up straight from my heart.

— Nina Hrusa

Life's trials will test you, and shape you, but don’t let them change who you are.”~ Aaron Lauren, ‘100 Days Drive

— Aaron Lauritsen

Listen to your instinct. It is your greatest treasure. Your beauty in the outside reflects your inner beauty.

— Lailah Gifty Akita