In the end the listening exposes you even more than it exposes the people you're trying to listen to.

Frankly, I kind of want you to be haunted by the unansweredness of the question, because I think being haunted by such things is a valuable part of being a person.

High school is neither a democracy nor a dictatorship - nor, contrary to popular belief, an anarchic state. High school is a divine-right monarchy. And when the queen goes on vacation, things change.

Osteosarcoma sometimes takes a limb to check you out. The, if it like you, it takes the rest.

You may choose your song, but know this: Tiny. Cooper. Hates. Over. The. Rainbow.

Sorry," I said to the Duke. "Eh, it's not your fault. It's Carla's fault. You were turning the wheel. Carla just wasn't listening. I knew I shouldn't have loved her. She's like all the others, Tobin; as soon as I confess my love, she abandons me." I laughed. "I never abandoned you," I said patting on her back. "Yeah, well, (a.) I never confessed my love to you, and (b.) I'm not even female to you.

Books—they weren't ladders out of the abyss, but they were companions.