Don't rush or force the ending. All you have to know is the next scene, or the next few scenes.

New carpet will exude poisonous formaldehyde for up to two years after it'd been laid. I know the feeling.

People fall so in love with their pain, they can’t leave it behind. The same as the stories they tell. We trap ourselves.

Think of spoiled cat food and ulcerated cankers and expired donor organs. That's how beautiful she looks.

No matter how much you think you love somebody, you'll step back when the pool of their blood edges up too close.

You humiliate a rich person and they're still rich. You humiliate a brilliant person and they're still smart. A person who is well connected is still the king of England. But if you humiliate a young person, you take away the only form of power they have.

Because tanning and steroids are only a problem if you plan to live a long time.