Everywhere man blames nature and fate, yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character, and passions, his mistakes, and weaknesses."--Democritus An Abundance of Katherines---John Green

Just spend a few more months playing video games. That hand-eye coordination will come in handy when you get to third base.

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.

I'm not saying it was your fault. I'm saying it wasn't nice.

It's almost as if the way you imagine my dead self says more about you than it says about either the person I was or the whatever I am now.

I don't really want to be the costar of anyone's life.

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.