it seemed to me that I had never met another person on earth as discouraging to my happiness as my father. and it appeared that I had the same effect upon him.

I didn't like parties.I didn't know how to dance and people frightened me, especially people at parties. They attempted to be sexy and gay and witty and although they hoped they were good at it, they weren 't. They were bad at it. Their trying so hard only made it worse.

It’s when you hide things that you choke on them.

I was so thin I could slice bread with my shoulderblades, only I seldom had bread.

When I'm drinking around people, I tend to get silly or pugnacious or wild, which can cause problems.

I will put on my shoes and shirt and get out of here - it'll be better for all of us.

The park grass looked greener, the park benches looked better and the flowers were trying harder.