The important thing is for the characters to feel real, and to be given the humanity they are due. That granting of humanity is what separates a full portrait from a stereotype.

And maybe it is only by finding yourself that you can feel the true intensity of becoming close to another person.

having someone think of me that way was like discovering a new window in the room i'd lived in all my life.

I just needed to realize that style was like personality - it didn't always have to be consistent; it just had to be something you lived with.

Neophyte, n. There are millions upon millions of people who have been through this before-- why is it that no one can give my good advice?

simon: that's disgusting! me: what's disgusting? simon: you know. you put your thing in the place where he, um, defecates.

Please may this not be a game. Please may this not be a game. Because if it’s a game, I know I’m going to lose.