It is very sad to me that some people are so intent on leaving their mark on the world that they don’t care if that mark is a scar.

Margo always loved mysteries. And in everything that came afterward, I could never stop thinking that maybe she loved mysteries so much that she became one.

Come over here so I can examine your face with my hands and see deeper into your soul than a sighted person ever could.

Writing is something you do alone. It's a profession for introverts who wanna tell you a story but don't wanna make eye contact while telling it

But of course there is always a hamartia and yours is that oh, my God, even though you HAD FREAKING CANCER you give money to a company in exchange for the chance to acquire YET MORE CANCER.

I feel like crying, so I must be crying, but it's impossible to tell because I'm underwater.

We all want to do something to mitigate the pain of loss or to turn grief into something positive, to find a silver lining in the clouds. But I believe there is real value in just standing there, being still, being sad.