For Beatrice, when we first met, I was lonely, and you were pretty. Now I am pretty lonely.

But just suddenly I really, really needed to see you again right that minute, that night.

For every teenager I know, having a phone is a mixed blessing, because your parents can press a button and figure out where you are.

There is a kind of crying I hope you have not experienced, and it is not just crying about something terrible that has happened, but a crying for all of the terrible things that have happened, not just to you but to everyone you know and to everyone you don’t know and even the people you don’t want to know, a crying that cannot be diluted by a brave deed or a kind word, but only by someone holding you as your shoulders shake and your tears run down your face.

When you say, "History is written by the winners," you like to think about someone who isn't you. You want to think, "Oh, that's the juggernaut I'm standing against." But you're probably part of it.

Stop saying no offense,” I said, “when you say offensive things. It’s not a free pass.

The world is quiet here.