I can’t help but ask, “Do you know where you are?” She turns to me with a foreboding glare. “Do you?

— Nathan Reese Maher

I don't know what's worse by number in America, the vacant houses standing, or the homeless people falling into them.

— Anthony Liccione

If economies collapse and lawlessness rules and resources are scarce, many people who claim with their mouths that they follow Jesus... will abandon him with their lives.

— Brandon Andress

If in fact it’s not too late to realize that something’s ‘too late’, then there’s a good chance that it’s not.

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

I freeze, my feet suddenly glued to the floor. It takes me a minute to gather the courage to turn around, but when I do, I immediately wish I hadn't. The boy is standing in the doorway at the end of the hall. Why is he here again? I barely allow myself time to ask before I move. Panicked, I turn and run back downstairs as fast as I can." Hey! Wait!" he calls after me. I don't stop.

— Ashley Earley

I grab the nearest lamppost when my knees threaten to give out, panting for breath as the words rip through me

— Ashley Earley

I head in the direction of the Eiffel Tower when I exit the alley, relieved to be out of the dark.

— Ashley Earley

I just let the pain take over, allowing it to numb the pain of being left behind.

— Jessica Sorensen

I left the library. Crossing the street, I was hit head-on by a brutal loneliness. I felt dark and hollow. Abandoned, unnoticed, forgotten, I stood on the sidewalk, a nothing, a gatherer of dust. People hurried past me. And everyone who walked by was happier than I. I felt the old envy. I would have given anything to be one of them.

— Nicole Krauss

I’m afraid they’re not coming.” Abby said fearfully. “Our parents, our teachers – everyone! They’ve disappeared. That’s it. Lights out, Shelly. We’re on our own.

— Nathan Reese Maher