"I promise to tell you everything that happens, everything I feel, everything I desire, And, every single thing I think. There are some things I can't tell ANYONE. I promise to tell these things to you." p. 1

"Sometimes when I'm dreaming I f eel trapped there and so frightened. But now when I look at what I just wrote, it doesn't seem so scary. Maybe I'll write down all of my dreams from now on so that I won't have to be afraid of them." p. 6

"I'm so tired of waiting to grow up. Someday it will happen and I'll be the only person who can make me feel bad or good about anything I do." p. 6 (2)

"I can't help but think sad thoughts sometimes. Sometimes they are the closest things to my mind." p. 8

"Some of [Maddy's] clothes are very beautiful. I liked the way they made...