I needed a break... from myself.

You don't know what goes on in anyone's life but your own.

That's what I love about poetry. The more abstract, the better. The stuff where you're not sure what the poet's talking about. You may have an idea, but you can't be sure. Not a hundred percent. Each word, specifically chosen, could have a million different meanings.

Because when you're posed, you know someone's watching. You put on your very best smile. You let your sweetest personality shine.

We didn't get that chance because I was afraid. Afraid I had no chance with you.

I miss video games where the jump-kick was the trickiest combo to master.

The main thing I wanted to say, and thankfully it’s what most people say they get out of the book, is simply an acknowledgement that we do affect each other in ways we can’t predict.