I know Mark,' I reply. 'And I don't like him.' 'But I do. And part of being social means being civil to someone you don't like.' 'That's stupid. It's a huge world. why not just get up and walk away?' 'Because that's rude,' Jess explains. 'I think it's rude to stick a smile on your face and pretend you like talking to someone when in reality you'd rather be sticking bamboo slivers under your fingernails.

Anna is the only proof I have that I was born into this family. Instead of dropped off on the doorstep by some Bonnie and Clyde couple that ran off into the night. On the surface, we’re polar opposites. Under the skin, though, we’re the same: people think they know what they’re getting, and they’re always wrong. (Jesse)

Why do some memories bleed out of nowhere and others stay locked behind doors?

And I remembered something else that makes us human: faith, the only weapon in our arsenal to battle doubt.

I drew it over my skin like a violins bow, No one would ever hear the song of my shame.

Polar north can't get away from a magnet; the magnet finds it, no matter what.

Eventually, I told myself not to expect anything from him, and as a result it has gotten easier for me to take what comes.