I pretend to understand because I don't want anybody to be hurt

Those who escape hell however never talk about it and nothing much bothers them after that

And there I was, 225 pounds, perpetually lost and confused, short legs, ape-like upper body, all chest, no neck, head too large, blurred eyes, hair uncombed, 6 feet of geek, waiting for her.

there is a loneliness in this world so great that you can see it in the slow movement of the hands of a clock

I had no Freedom. I had nothing.

people run from rain but sit in bathtubs full of water.

I think I need a drink.' 'Almost everybody does only they don't know it.