Things that matter are not easy. Feelings of happiness are easy. Happiness is not. Flirting is easy. Love is not. Saying you’re friends is easy. Being friends is not.

iv. who was it who invented size zero? who was it who promised that if you got to a certain point you would no longer be?

I don’t want to know anything, and I want to know it all

We walk into a bar, and you're aware of all the eyes on you. We walk into a bar, and I'm aware of all the eyes on you, too. For you, this translate into confidence. But me? All I can feel is doubt.

Magic naturally fades over distance. But proximity - well, when it works, proximity amplifies magic.

There's no way for them to take away my sadness, but they can make sure I am not empty of all the other feelings.

There are all these moments you don't think you will survive. And then you survive.