I am not dangerous. Only the stories are dangerous. Only the fictions we create, especially when they become expectations.

I know from experience that beneath every peripheral girl is a central truth. She’s hiding hers away, but at the same time she wants me to see it.

detachment, n. Even when I detach, I care. You can be separate from a thing and still care about it.

barfly n. You have the ability to talk to anyone which is an ability I do not share.

I should talk to him I know I should talk to him. But I do not talk to him. I watch after him from afar and love him.

The more kindness and justice are challenged, the more we must embrace them. Only when you are challenged - and only when you challenge yourself - do you discover what truly matters.

I have taken advantage of other people's weaknesses in order to cover my own.