weltschmerz: its the depression you feel when the world as it is does not line up with the world as you think it should be.

Her hair is ridiculous," I said. "I know. That was the only thing I said about her that was true. When you say nasty things about people, you should never say the true ones, because you can't really fully and honestly take those back, you know? I mean, there are highlights. And there are streaks. And then there are skunk stripes.

If I had cared about her as I should have, as I thought I did, how could I have let her go?

A small olive-skinned creature who had hit puberty but never hit it very hard, Ben had been my best friend since fifth grade, when we both finally owned up to the fact that neither of us was likely to attract anyone else as a best friend.

You're not boring. You've got to stop saying that, or people will start believing you.

She was nothing but good and I was nothing but bad, but then she died, and I didn't.

We all matter - maybe less then a lot but always more than none.