And what if in the future we're at war again, or we still haven't elected a non-white or non-male president, or the Rolling Stones are still dragging their tired old butts on stage? That would depress me way too much.

How can you call it love when it hurt you so badly?" "It was love because it was worth it.

Everything...affects everything

It's up to the reader to decipher the code, or the words, based on everything they know about life and emotions.

It's hard to be disappointed when what you expected turns out to be true.

I'm listening to someone give up. Someone I knew—someone I liked. I'm listening... but still, I'm too late.

Then come to realize that you're making mountains out of molehills. Realize how petty you've become. Sure, it may feel like you can't get a grip on this town. It may seem that every time someone offers you a hand up, they just let go and you slip further down. But you must stop being so pessimistic, Hannah, and learn to trust those around you. So I do. One more time.