And yes, Holden would keep those kids from falling off the cliff, but WHO WOULDN'T? Does she think I would just fold my arms or give them a pat on the back before they sailed headfirst to the ground? We are all catchers, and it's sad that she doesn't see it. Instead she sees the PHONINESS, she deplores the world even after I point out that I am in it.

I want you to be honest with me. Even if it hurts. Although I would prefer for it not to hurt.

love is tied to truth. I think of them as unhappily conjoined twins.

I don’t like it when you use my shampoo, because then your hair smells like me, not you.

Putting up with the fear of being with the wrong person because you can't deal with the fear of being alone.

dissonance, n. Nights when I need to sleep and you can't. Days when I want to talk to you and you won't. Hours when every noise you make interferes with my silence. Weeks when there is a buzzing in the air, and we both pretend we don't here it.

What separates us from the animals, what separates us from the chaos, is our ability to mourn people we’ve never met.