I wish I knew how to quit you, Tumblr.

"You are fairly smart," I said after a while. "You are fairly good at compliments," he answered.

When you're walking home at night, do you even get creeped out and even though it's silly and embarrassing you just want to run home?" It seemed too secret and personal to admit to virtual stranger, but I told her, "Yeah, totally." For a moment, she was quiet. Then she grabbed my hand, whispered, "Run run run run run," and took off, pulling me behind her.

As a reader, I don't feel a story has an obligation to make me happy. I want stories to show me a bigger world than the one I know.

…God, it’s over. Takumi, you gotta stop stealing other people’s problems and get some of your own.

The Colonel led all the cheers. Cornbread!" he screamed. CHICKEN!" the crowd responded. Rice!" PEAS!" And then, all together: "WE GOT HIGHER SATs." Hip Hip Hip Hooray!" the Colonel cried. YOU'LL BE WORKIN' FOR US SOMEDAY!

Let's make a deal: You figure out what the labyrinth is and how to get out of it, and i'll get you laid. -Alaska Young