No one actually needs another person or another person's love to survive. Love is when we have irrationally convinced ourselves that we do.

Let's stay young forever. Young, stupid, and pretty. Sounds like a plan, don't you think?

You can't avoid orphan stories, child. Every story is an orphan story. We are all orphaned sooner or later.

Covers matter. In my experience, a different cover can make you think you're reading an entirely different book.

Since i couldn't remember the "real" first time i'd lost my virginity, this would have become my de facto first time. I wanted a better story then: I did it with this boy who i wasn't very into and who had mysterious Gaterade breath; in his room decorated with sports equipment; at least he was nice enough to provide condoms and get his ancient, horny dog to leave us along.

It was a nice day, and I don't mean that it was sunny either. It was humid and not too cool, like winter was getting annoyed with itself and wanted it to be spring just as much as everyone else.

Eye contact made people think you were being truthful even if you weren't.