Compromise is when you do what I tell you and I do what I want. ~Tiny Cooper

I wanted to, you know, get my story out in the world, which, it turns out, is a very misguided notion.

We imagine people as animals or gods. -But she was just a person, a girl.

Light, the visible reminder of Invisible Light.

...But there's always suffering, Pudge. Homework or malaria or having a boyfriend who lives far away when there's a good-looking boy lying next to you. Suffering is universal. It's the one thing Buddhists, Christians, and Muslims are all worried about.

I can almost imagine a happiness without her, the ability to let her go, to feel our roots are connected even if I never see that leaf of grass again.'

The Side Effects of Dying in Your Pants isn't really funny… Alright, it's a little funny.