My parents were pretty liberal, but they were still parents. I definitely had my teenage rebellion.

The thing is, you don't get to know. It's not like you wake up with a bad feeling in your stomach. You don't see shadows where there shouldn't be any. You don't remember to tell your parents you love them or--in my case--remember to say good-bye to them at all.

Unhappiness is bondage; therefore, happiness is freedom. The way to find happiness is through the cure. Therefore, it is only through the cure that one finds freedom.

How is it possible, I think, to change so much and not be able to change anything at all?

I want to know." His words are a whisper, barely audible. "I want to know with you.

If you cross a line and nothing happens, the line loses meaning.

Perfection is a promise, and a reassurance that we are not wrong.