But you are right, being stupid is not illegal. Otherwise half this town would be behind bars.

The nurse knocked softly on the door of the examining room and wheeled in a shiny silver tray displaying neatly arranged instruments of torture.

Love isn’t something you have to deserve.

Or that I couldn't stand to watch anything bad happen to you, because it was like it was happening to me too. Is that love?

The TV said you should ignore bullies and they would stop harassing you. In practice this worked about half the time. The other half, you ended up with two tall boys shadowing you through a trailer park, their fingers taking little nips at your clothes, like dogs.

My mistake was assuming that when I got to college, people would not be such assholes.

It's easier to remember your lies if they're close to the truth.