We have this habit of romanticizing the lives of writers. I remember when I was a kid, I was like, 'I want to be Kurt Vonnegut.'

We had to forgive to survive the labyrinth

Real gangster-ass Nerdfighters don't run from nothing... 'cause real gangster-ass Nerdfighters can't run fast.

Nerdfighter pwns woot. Everyone knows that.

When you acknowledge that there is nothing repulsive or unforgivable or shameful about yourself, it becomes easier to be that authentic person and feel like you're living a less performed life.

I'm not interested in dating a girl I'm not gonna marry

Because no one thought she was a person, she had no one to really talk to.