“Changing is what people do when they have no options left.”

“I need you to be happy. I need one of us to be happy.”

“The truth is messy. It's raw and uncomfortable. You can't blame people for preferring lies.”

“This, the language of deception, we both understand. We were born to it, along with the curses.”

“I thought of how proud he was when he took the marks- cutting the skin of his throat in a long slash and then packing it with ashes until keloid scars rose up.He called it his second smile.”

“Oh- and grab the plastic bag over by my suitcase."I slug down the last of the coffee and get up. The bag contains panty hose. I put them on her desk."They're for you.""You want me to look homeless,...”

“There is one thing that has disappeared, not just from the U.S. but from the entire world, is the idea of ever being embarrassed by anything.”

“I still didnt turn. Instead, I just listened really hard. I couldnt tell where he was standing anymore, but I could sense that he was still there somewhere. Well obviously because he didnt exactly...”

“It seems I can go from elated, embarrassed, angry, and back to embarrassed in four comments flat.”

“When your situation seems pathless and hopeless, this happens just because your mind is not talented enough to find a hope and to create a path!”

“i am hopelessly in love with a momentthat has not come yetit existssomewheresome placejust not herejust not now”

“She felt worthless and hollow. There was no hope of fixing this.And when hope is gone, time is punishment.”

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”

“If I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and t...”

“I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and ...”