"More than a stunning debut. It is the announcement of a bold new literary voice"
—Stephen Chbosky, author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower

I’m so sorry. If I had known you were serious about what you were doing I would have called someone or tried to help. If I had known that, that night when you said you were going to bed you were really going to take your own life I would have tried to be there and do something. I love you Joseph. Even though you are gone I know you will always be with me. I try to think about the light you brought into my life instead of the darkness that came when you left. I’m getting a tattoo in honor of you Joseph. You are the half of my heart that has wings and i hope that you aren’t in pain anymore.

In two months you will have been gone for six years. It still doesn’t seem real. To this day my heart skips a beat when I get a phone call thinking that it’s you on the other end. I was only ten when you passed so I never really knew what that meant. Yes I was sad, but I didn’t fully process you were gone. It seems the older I get the more I miss. To thoughs who said it gets easier with time, you’re WRONG! It’s gets harder. Much harder. I’m starting to forget little things about you…about us and that terrifies me. I’m scared that one day I won’t remember anything. I still however can remember your voice. Every so often while sitting in silence I can hear you calling me “Hey girl.” Because you called me every name but my own. I remember the way you smelt when I hugged you and how you used to wash your hair with bars of soap. Ew. I remember how you had to ware a hat when in the sun or else your ears would burn. Memaw gave me that hat. It’s sitting on my dresser. Sometimes I ... Read more

Hi, I know it’s weird to write this letter to myself when i’m not dead. Well, the thing is that even if I’m not physically dead that’s how I feel. Yeah, I feel dead and I’ve always felt this way. Mey, you should know that there is nothing wron with you, I know you’ve been needing someone to tell you that, and since no one seem to be talking or doing anything around you it’s me who gets to do it. I know that feeling how you feel right now sucks, but you know it will pass, it always do. I also know you need her because she makes you feel a little bit alive sometimes, and she makes you smile and laugh and cry all at the same time. I know she has this power to kill you and then bring you back to life and then kill you again. I know you can’t get angry with her for hurting you because she is so beautiful and you love her, so you get angry with yourself for feeling hurt. I know she doesn’t hurt you on purpose, I know you feel hurt easily. I know you need ... Read more

So I’m writing to you because I’m struggling. I only have one life and I feel as if this wasn’t the right one. You had some of the same issues I do. I guess I was born in the wrong shoes. I can’t take all the time. Mt favorite movie has and will always be Jack that movie is beautiful and I love it. I need inspiration and hopefully something good will come from this letter. Young poet,author,and beloved fan. I miss your happy spirit in this world Robin.

I expected a life with you I had grown to having a brother. I was so excited being hust 8 years old. I didn’t really know why We keft you at the hospital until my parents had told me how your body wasn’t right. I cry to this day. I was waiting for a little brother and I had all ready lost one brother losing two was hard. If I could talk to you now I would tell you how much I love you and wished I had you and how much better my lufe could of been. I know this is short but I really just want you to know unlike most of the family wants to forget I want to luve for you and hold up for you.

Even though i didn’t know you that much i really need to tell you something. So today at school my crush (Jose) asked me out well kinda, he didn’t actually say it to my face but somebody heard him and then they shouted it out. So now he is mad at me. He doesn’t know that I like him.When i didn’t answer him i kinda felt bad because, he was sad in class. He was trying to talk to me when we were walking home but it didn’t end so well. My friend Monica is trying to keep me back so he can talk to me but i don’t, believe her that he likes me. Like why would anybody want to date me i’m Ugly. But my the cross walk by my house he was being all cute and being shy, he was trying to talk to me but we only made eye contact for about 5-10 secs. that may seem long but it didn’t feel like it. Jose said “I kinda hate when I don’t answer him, he thinks i don’t like him I do” I was trying not to cry during class so he wouldn’t see that i am ... Read more

I really just want to say thank you. Never in a million years did I think I would be writing a love letter to Severus Snape, yet here I am. I did not think I was the kind of person who would do this. I was wrong. But I AM writing this, and I want to thank you for being who you were. I really only know you from Harry Potter, but I am convinced that that is enough. You were able to capture the character so brilliantly and truly encompass who he was as no one else would have have the ability to do. I have read the tributes from your fellow cast members, and they all say that you were such a wonderful man. They say you were intimidating, yet so friendly and loving. I want to say thank you for playing Snape as no other could. That series impacted my life in a huge way, a way that I cannot begin to explain, and to see the most complex character come to life on the screen was a dream come true. You made it happen. Then the cancer took you, and I am so sorry that you did ... Read more

You were my everything. You were my first true love. You were my life and my light. We both knew it. And for a while I think I was your everything as well. Anyways, when I read this book I couldn’t help but see that Hannah and Natalie were very much like us. I fell in love with us all over again when I read their story. I miss you so dearly. Things will never be like they used to, but thats almost better, its okay. There’s so much more that can be had. I miss you so much kitten. I love you. Please read this book.

I’ve been researching you for an english project, and unintentionally realized that you are incredibly amazing. The topic for people to research a person on was about risks. I have found many risks youve taken, from living in a wartime country, to even being in the acting business. You are an inspiration to me, and I hope you are happy not living, and are having a joyous time. I wish that you didn’t die of cancer, because thats incredibly awful, and the fact that you were classy all through your hurting and illness inspires me to do the same. I wish to see one of your movies (or maybe all of them) because I’ve only seen small bits oof them. From your overall performance of Holly Golightly in reakfast At Tiffany’s I could tell that you were a classy woman. I love your work

I miss you and I think of you every day. This book inspired me to try a little harder to read more because this is the first book I got that I finished and that I loved and is reading again and I would love if the story would keep going, and when I got the book it was supposed to help me sleep not keep me awake I wanted to keep reading it but when I was done with it I was sad it was over. But I remembered that the last few days I have had dreams about the book never has a book given me dreams and I would love everyone to stay together. And the amazing thing is I have never ever been so so interested in a book like this and I felt so intact with Laurel and I just got the book 5 days ago and I just finished it and it made me cry and I was happy and sad and mad all emotions. But I just loved it! It was amazing and I hope that I will get to see you soon grand dad coop everyone misses you alot, and dad and ... Read more