Only the dead stay seventeen forever.

Let the world move along as it pleased. If it had any business with him, it would be sure to tell him.

Is it against the law for me to know it?

Okay, let’s put it this way. I would like to sleep with you. But it’s alright if I don’t sleep with you. What I’m saying is I’d like to be as fair as possible. I don’t want to force anything on anybody, any more than I’d want anything forced on me. It’s enough that I feel your presence or see your commas swirling around me.

The worst thoughts usually strike in the dead of the night.

Sometimes I feel so- I don’t know - lonely. The kind of helpless feeling when everything you’re used to has been ripped away. Like there’s no more gravity, and I’m left to drift in outer space with no idea where I’m going’ Like a little lost Sputnik?’ I guess so.

Kids' hearts are malleable, but once they gel it's hard to get them back the way they were.