Maybe you actually do need to face obstacles with someone to know that they're the one you'd sacrifice for.

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

I love you, I thought. But I didn't say it. It was not that I feared she would laugh in my face. She was far too kind for that. My fear was a greater one - that she won't say it back.

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.

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 wrote poetry, journals, and, especially, plays for the neighborhood kids to perform. I had an ordinary, happy childhood. Nothing much was going on, but I had fun.

Sometimes, unexpected things can happen.