Addiction is rarely conquered alone.

Have you ever had so much to say that your mouth closed up tight struggling to harness the nuclear force coalescing within your words? Have you ever had so many thoughts churning inside you that you didn’t dare let them escape in case they blew you wide open? Have you ever been so angry that you couldn’t look in the mirror for fear of finding the face of evil glaring back at you?

I'm a total wreck. Afraid to let anyone near. Afraid they'll see the real me.

Life is full of choices. We don't always make good ones.

Living means taking chances. Risks. Playing safe all the time is being dead inside, even if you happen to still be breathing.

But, though I was very much in lust with him, I knew from the start we were nothing like "forever." Maybe because forever is such a scary place.

Smile. Nod. Say something witty before he finds out what an incredible geek you are.