A part of adolescence is feelimg that there's no one else around who's enough like youself to understand you.

He was one of those people things came easily to, but he did little to demonstrate that he deserved to be gifted.

You're nice,' Cushie told him, squeezing his hand. 'And you're my oldest friend.' But they both must have known that you can know someone all your life and never quite be friends.

A personal injustice is stronger motivation than any instinct for philanthropy.

I'm not a movie person. They're collaborations of the worst kind. You must compromise yourself to many interests that are venal and crass and do not have your best interests at heart.

My brain is sending poison to my heart.

I do know where I'm going and it's just a matter of finding the language to get there.