The pure and simple truth Is rarely pure and never simple. What's a boy to do When lies and truth are both sinful?

... I didn't know whether to feel angry at her for making me part of her suicide or just to feel angry at myself for letting her go.

Just remember that sometimes, the way you think about a person isn't the way they actually are... People are different when you can smell them and see them up close.

I pointed at the little kids goading each other to jump from rib cage to shoulder and Gus answered just loud enough for me to hear over the din, 'Last time, I imagined myself as the kid. This time, the skeleton.

I just want the pleasure of noticing these things at a safe distance.

We have this weird thing in the world where you don't get insulted for what you do, you get insulted for who you are.

The abbreviated exam week meant that Wednesday was the last day of school for us. And all day long, it was hard not to walk around, thinking about the lastness of it all.