Every story we remember is a novel. Novels make things more universal.

Loneliness is just a thing that I'm not personally interested in. So far, it hasn't been on my docket of things to write about.

Recently, I've discovered Radiohead and find them to be quite good. So clearly, I'm some kind of musical retard. (Jonathan Ames, Middle-American Gothic)

But there was something psychological happening there that was just a little bit different. And the other thing was, there was no stigma. Kids weren't going into the 'Center-for-Kids-That-Need-More-Help' or something like that. It was 826 Valencia.

If your hand doesn't work for it, your heart doesn't feel sorry for it.

I think I'm far too hopeful and trusting. That's something I got from my mum.

I had forgotten that, and so many things. How could I put everything down on paper? It seemed impossible. No matter what, the majority of life would be left out of this story, this sliver of a version of the life I'd known. But I tried anyway.