I wish everyone had the same chances," I say. "Because it stinks a big one that they don't." - Catherine

It's easy to remember only the good parts of people if you never see them. Real people are much more complicated.

Why can't the world be simpler, like it is for guinea pigs? They only have a few rules: Crying will get you attention. If it fits in your mouth, it's food. Scream if you don't get your share.

Just because other people think something, that doesn't make it true. Maybe there's some truth in that, but it's unsatisfying, bitter-tasting truth.

It hurts how life goes on, unknowing.

Stay because you want to be here. Stay because we would miss you. And stay because you can belong in more than one place, and one of your places is with us.

...choosing words is harder than I thought.