“Love people. Work hard. Think hard thoughts. The hardest thoughts. The ones that make you question things. The ones that make your head ache and your heart burn. The ones that make you angry, the ones you’ve been afraid of, the ones others will hate you for thinking. And when you find something good and true, don’t you dare hide it. Don’t you dare. Love people, love them! Go give things to people! Go listen to them! Go hold the door open for them! Love. People. Before they put bullets through their heads, before they start wars. Show them love. Show them the face of God.”

— Lauren Sheppard