One thing about whoring: It put a chicken on the table.

Years from now, when all the junk they got is broken and long forgotten, you'll still have your stars.

Sometimes you need a little crisis to get your adrenaline flowing and help you realize your potential.

....he said it was interesting. He used the word 'textured'. He said 'smooth' is boring but 'textured' was interesting, and the scar meant that I was stronger than whatever had tried to hurt me.

When people kill themselves, they think they're ending the pain, but all they're doing is passing it on to those they leave behind.

New Yorkers, I figured, just pretended to be unfriendly.

I feel like I failed," I said. "Don't beat yourself up," Jim said. "She might not have turned out like you planned, but that don't mean she turned out wrong.