War makes animals of men, and we can't let that happen to us. If we do, we won't have any chance of survival.

— Shannon A. Thompson

War?' The word held too much definition for three letters.

— Shannon A. Thompson

Watching them was like watching the sunset and the sunrise, equally beautiful in different ways.

— Shannon A. Thompson

We had grown into one another somewhere along the way. We were officially a team.

— Shannon A. Thompson

What fueled this hatred? Society.

— Shannon A. Thompson

When everything was right, something was bound to go wrong. (Jessica)

— Shannon A. Thompson

When I first met him, he was everything I wanted to be, but over time, he showed me how I wanted to be myself, and that was how I fell in love with him.

— Shannon A. Thompson

Why do they hate us?" He paused. "We didn't do anything wrong.

— Shannon A. Thompson

With the smell so close, the ocean came into view only a few moments later, sometimes peeking between old brick buildings with bright blue eyes, other times peering for a lingering moment like long-lost relatives seeing one another for the first time.

— Shannon A. Thompson

You can't make the world perfect, Daniel," Michelle said calmly while dusting dirt off her jeans with her delicate hand. "No. I can't," I agreed. "But I can sure help make it better.

— Shannon A. Thompson