And I stop listening to me, because to put it bluntly, I tire me.

There was the gate next, which she(Liesel)clung to. A gang of tears trudged from her eyes as she held on and refused to go inside. People started to gather on the street, until Rosa Hubermann swore at them, after which they reversed back whence they came. ~A TRANSLATION OF ROSA HUBERMANN’S ANNOUNCEMENT~ ‘What are you arseholes looking at?

His soul sat up. It met me. Those kinds of souls always do - the best ones. The ones who rise up and say "I know who you are and I am ready. Not that I want to go, of course, but I will come." Those souls are always light because more of them have been put out. More of them have already found their way to other places.

Very suddenly. Yes, quite suddenly, I didn't feel like I could handle my feeling of aloneness.

It's my heart that is tired. A thirteen-year-old heart shouldn't feel like this.

Even now, I wonder how much of my life is convinced.

All my friends seem to be smart arses. Don't ask me why. Like many things, it is what it is.