You and me will read a book and find three interesting things that we remember. But Colin finds everything intriguing. He reads a book about presidents and he remembers more of it because everything he reads clicks in his head as fugging interesting.

Does he have ugly hands? Sometimes beautiful people have ugly hands." "No he has kind of amazing hands.

Maybe we're grass—our roots so interdependent that no one is dead as long as someone is still alive.

Physical intimacy isn’t and can never be an effective substitute for emotional intimacy.

There are always answers. We just have to be smart enough.

Ultimately what I like about reading together is that we all make it happen together. Of course even amid shared experience we’re still alone… each reading of each book is unique. But what a comfort it is to share readings and experiences. How lucky we are when we get to be alone together.

Dear Teens at Starbucks wearing 'Abstain from Sex 2 Attain Ur Goals' t-shirts: Doesn't it depend on what my goals are?