Sometimes it is worth any amount of suffering just to prevent giving your parents the opportunity to be right.

I sleep better knowing that a naked cork-eater is not sneaking around at night, stealing my underwear.

Although it was very cold, he wore no coat. I think some English people think coats are for the weak.

Kissing is something that makes up for a lot of other crap you have to put up with...It can be confusing and weird and awkward, but sometimes it just makes you melt and forget everything that is going on.

You'd been petting a stuffed dog?' she said 'A dead one?' 'It was a really well stuffed dog' I clarified. 'I have seen some bad taxidermy. This was top-notch work. It would have fooled anyone.

One question," I said. "Did you tell me all that because you think I'm going to die?" "No," he said. "It's because you're doing something brave, and I felt I should too." "I'll take that as a yes," I said.

I could pretend, at least, and if I pretended long enough, maybe I could make it into a reality.