And just like that, the universe goes wrong. Just like that, all the enormity seems to shrink into a ball and float away from my reach. I feel it, and she doesn't. Or I feel it, and she won't.

How sad it must be for you to be nothing more than a hollow statue, to have your tomb preserved and your story forgotten.

me giving my mom romantic advice is kind of like a goldfish giving a snail advice on how to fly.” -Will Grayson (pg. 66)

If other people see you differently, you’ll end up seeing them differently, too.

It is hard to stop seeing your son as a son and to start seeing him as a human being. It is hard to stop seeing your parents as parents and to start seeing them as human beings. It's a two-sided transition, and very few people manage it gracefully.

His books are kept on freestanding shelves hung at different angles on a sea-green wall. They defy gravity, as good books should.

Someday your prince will come," I assure him. "And the first thing I'm going to say to him is, 'What took you so long?