My inventory of people who can save me is down to just me.

I'm living the life I love, I tell myself, and loving the life I live. I tell myself: I deserved this. This is exactly what I wanted.

It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything.

Welcome to Fight Club. The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is: you DO NOT talk about Fight Club! Third rule of Fight Club: if someone yells “stop!”, goes limp, or taps out, the fight is over. Fourth rule: only two guys to a fight. Fifth rule: one fight at a time, fellas. Sixth rule: the fights are bare knuckle. No shirt, no shoes, no weapons. Seventh rule: fights will go on as long as they have to. And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.

Every time I write something, I think, this is the most offensive thing I will ever write. But no. I always surprise myself.

It's exhausting, the energy it takes to unknow a truth.

Our purest form of joy comes when people we envy get hurt. That most genuine form of joy.