I felt the unfairness of it, the inarguable injustice of loving someone who might have loved you back but can't due to deadness.

Nerd life is just so much better than regular life.

I realized it in waves and we held on to each other crying and I thought, God we must look so lame, but it doesn't matter much when you have just now realized, all the time later, that you are still alive.

Colin did not laugh. Instead he thought, Tampons have strings? Why? Of all the major human mysteries - God, the nature of the universe, etc. - he knew the least about tampons. To Colin, tampons were a little bit like grizzly bears: he was aware of their existence, but he'd never seen on in the wild, and didn't really care to.

I kept it for myself like a keepsake, as if sharing the memory might lead to its dissipation.

The pure and simple truth Is rarely pure and never simple. What's a boy to do When lies and truth are both sinful?

When you leave a place, it's best to leave.