It is easy to forget how full the world is of people, full to bursting, and each of them imaginable and consistently misimagined.

If he is anything other than a total gentleman, I’m going to gouge his eyes out.” “So you’re into it.” “Withholding judgment! When can I see you?” “Certainly not until you finish An Imperial Affliction.” I enjoyed being coy. “Then I’d better hang up and start reading.” “You’d better,” I said, and the line clicked dead without another word. Flirting was new to me, but I liked it.

You can't just make yourself matter and then die, Alaska, because now I am irretrievably different.

Ya gotta live somewhere, but also you GET to live somewhere.

Like many people, I feel like celebrating. Remember this feeling. It is human, and can help us understand when others express bloodlust.

My thoughts are starts I can't fathom into constellations.

He flipped himself onto his side and kissed me. "You're so hot," I said, my hand still on his leg. "I'm starting to think you have an amputee fetish," he answered, still kissing me. I laughed. "I have an Augustus Waters fetish," I explained.