And if I wanted to kill myself, I wouldn't throw myself off a roof. And if I was going to throw myself off a roof, I would put on some pants before I did it.

I thought you needed to be tougher. But I've been thinking that protecting somebody by hurting them before someone else gets the chance isn't the kind of protecting that anybody wants.

The easiest lies to tell are the ones you want to be true.

For me the curse is a crutch, but the con is everything.

I'm not very good at explaining things," she said. "But I think you have beautiful eyes. I love the gold in them. I love that they're different from my eyes- I see mine all the time and I'm bored with them.

All friendships are negotiations of power.

A girl like that, Grandad said, perfumes herself with ozone and metal filings.