“Having seen TED from a distance, I always thought if ever there was a place for someone like me, the outcasts, people who maintained who they are despite being told what they were, it was TED.” PeopleIfsDistanceLike MeDespiteOutcast Author:Shane Koyczan
“If you think for one second no one knows what you've been going through; be accepting of the fact that you are wrong, that the long drawn and heavy breaths of despair have at times been felt by everyone - that pain is part of the human condition and that alone makes you a legion.” IfsThinkingKnowsHumansLongFactsPainFeltAcceptingConditionsDespairBreathsHeavyHuman ConditionLegion Author:Shane Koyczan
“We so seldom understand each other. But if understanding is neither here nor there, and the universe is infinite, then understand that no matter where we go we will always be smack dab in the middle of nowhere. All we can do is share some piece of ourselves, and hope that it’s remembered. Hope that we meant something to someone” IfsMatterUniverseUnderstandingCan DoPiecesShareMiddleInfiniteRememberedSmackMiddle Of NowhereDabs Author:Shane Koyczan
“Someone once told me that the finer points of devotion are about the size of a pinhole, and there are millions of them. And if you could connect each dot, then you’ve got a diagram of what you think you thought you knew, and if you’re willing to admit that you know nothing…you have the blueprint for a breakthrough.” IfsThinkingKnowsMillionsWillingSizeDevotionBreakthroughDotsBlueprintsDiagrams Author:Shane Koyczan
“I've been told that people in the army do more by 7:00 am than I do in an entire day But if I wake at 6:59 am and turn to you to trace the outline of your lips with mine I will have done enough and killed no one in the process.” PeopleIfsDoneEnoughTurnsProcessMinesArmyLipsI Hate YouOutlines Author:Shane Koyczan
“Don't tell me you're not beautiful. You're the kind of beautiful the blind would see if we could figure out some way to give them three seconds of sight.” IfsWayGivingKindBeautifulThreeFiguresSightBlindSecondsBeautiful You Author:Shane Koyczan
“If you can't see anything beautiful about yourself, get a better mirror.” IfsBeautifulBeautyMirrorsAthleteAbout Yourself Author:Shane Koyczan
“I'm not the only kid who grew up this way, surrounded by people who used to say that rhyme about sticks and stones, as if broken bones hurt more than the names we got called, and we got called them all. So we grew up believing no one would ever fall in love with us, that we'd be lonely forever, that we'd never meet someone to make us feel like the sun was something they built for us in their toolshed. So broken heartstrings bled the blues, and we tried to empty ourselves so we'd feel nothing. Don't tell me that hurts less than a broken bone...” PeopleIfsWayFeelsBelieveHeartKidsUsedFallNamesHurtSunForeverBrokenGrewGrew UpBuiltToolsStonesLonelyEmptySticksFalling In LoveBonesStringsShedRhymeSticks And StonesBroken BoneHeart Strings Author:Shane Koyczan
“That’s what we were told—stand up for yourself. But that’s hard to do if you don’t know who you are.” IfsKnowsHardWho You AreStand Up For Yourself Author:Shane Koyczan
“If your heart is broken, make art with the pieces.” IfsHeartArtPiecesBrokenArt Is Author:Shane Koyczan
