“At a certain point, unabashed optimism becomes delusional insanity.”

“Please remember that you can talk to me about anything. I know its hard to talk to your old mom about things, but Ill always help you in whatever way I can. Im serious. You have to remember that I ...”

“She was getting worse, but I knew that I had to stand by her. I knew the type of woman she really was and I needed to find a way to help her find herself. She didnt give up on me when I hit bottom,...”

“I could feel the tears streaming down my facein some kind of frenzied competition with the rain. At first, I tried to brush the tears away, but I finally let them take their course, unabated.”

“Then again, I had become a disappointment. Its easier to find fault with a disappointment.”

“I was good at fabricating the truth when necessary to protect someone, even myself.”

“Don't cry over someone who wouldn't cry over you.”

“Eventually something you love is going to be taken away. And then you will fall to the floor crying. And then, however much later, it is finally happening to you: youre falling to the floor crying ...”

“Weeping is not the same thing as crying. It takes your whole body to weep, and when it's over, you feel like you don't have any bones left to hold you up.”