I hadn’t been in proper school in three years. My parents were my two best friends. My third best friend was an author who did not know I existed.

standing in line is a form of oppression

All the things paper-thin and paper-frail, and all the people too.

Scared isn't a good excuse. Scared is the excuse everyone has always used.

Long week. Long month. Long life.

Oh, I wouldn't mind, Hazel Grace. It would be a privilege to have my heart broken by you.

I am still bowled over by this great young adult novel by David Levithan called 'Every Day,' which is about a character with no gender or body who wakes up every day in the body of a different person. It's a really impressive execution of a really great premise.