Destiny is not something that happens all at once-it's something that happens only in retrospect.

I don't like reindeer. They seem like regular deer, only more dangerous.

I'm not asexual. I'm arelationshipal.

I hate the idea that, when it comes to books and learning, hard is often seen as the opposite of fun. It's strange to me that we should be so quick to give up on a book or a math problem when we are so willing to grapple, for centuries if necessary, with a single level of Angry Birds.

You say you're not special because the world doesn't know about you, but that's an insult to me. I know about you.

She has enough black eyeliner on to outline a corpse, and her skin's so pale she looks like she's just broken dawn.

One swing set, well worn but structurally sound, seeks new home. Make memories with your kid or kids so that someday he or she or they will look into the backyard and feel the ache of sentimentality as desperately as I did this afternoon. It's all fragile and fleeting, dear reader, but with this swing set, your child(ren) will be introduced to the ups and downs of human life gently and safely, and may also learn the most important lesson of all: No matter how hard you kick, no matter how high you get, you can't go all the way around.