The Venn Diagram of boys who don’t like smart girls and boys you don’t wanna date is a circle.

Harry Potter isn’t real? Oh no! Wait, wait, what do you mean by real? Is this video blog real? Am I real if you can see me and hear me, but only through the internet? Are you real if I can read your comment but I don’t know who you are or what your name is or where you’re from or what you look like or how old you are? I know all of those things about Harry Potter. Maybe Harry Potter’s real and you’re not.

Reading forces you to be quiet in a world that no longer makes place for that.

As I recall, you promised to CALL when you finished the book, not text.

I do not say goodbye. I believe that's one of the bullshitiest words ever invented. It's not like you're given the choice to say bad-bye, or awful-bye, or couldn't-care-less-about-you-bye. Everytime you leave, it's supposed to be a good one.

It was psychological trick called empathic listening. You say what the person is feeling so they feel understood.

And he was feeling not-unique in the very best possible way.