It was crazy how a hearse and a pair of sneakers could cheer a guy up.

I'd ridden to school with Link every day since kindergarten, when we became best friends after he gave me half his Twinkie on the bus. I only found out later it had fallen on the floor.

I loved her, atom by atom, one burning cell at a time.

Books?" Ridley looked disgusted. "Carry?

In the wake of my talk with Earl, we had come to a mutual understanding about Lena, the only kind guys ever come to. Meaning, I hadn’t brought it up, and they hadn’t brought it up, and between us, we somehow all agreed to go on like this indefinitely. Don’t ask, don’t tell.

The more I learned about the world I thought I knew and all the ones I didn't, the more everything threaded together, leading everywhere and nowhere at the same time.

We're gonna be late for English, and I gotta take these pantyhose off on the way. I'm gettin' a serious wedgie.