That's what true love should be like-the person should be part of your soul and you should know what they're feeling all the time.

A boy admiring a pretty girl. A rare thing to be certain. But love-true love-is something else.

Good to know: Doctors can't cure you of being a beast.

A shoe that fits one person pinches another.

It would be so great to have someone my own age to talk to, even if it was just about books.

Anyone else feel like that? Like your life's a big act. Like you're trying to be a man when you're just a scared kid, trying to keep under control when you really want to scream, cry, or maybe hit someone. Ever feel like you're breathing underwater and you have to stop because you're gulping in too much fluid.

I was painfully shy, and I had tremendous difficulty making friends. So, lacking friends, I watched other people. Watching is something all writers must do, and it was in junior high that I learned to do it.