Now I just have these reddish scars there. I guess I always will, although Goody says they’ll fade over time. I don’t know if I want them to fade. That probably sounds totally freaky, but part of me doesn’t want to forget what it felt like, even though it hurt. If I forget about the pain, I might also forget that it was a really stupid idea to do it in the first place.

Let me tell something, seeing your name and psychiatric ward on the same piece of paper isn't the best way to start your day.

When people hurt us, the best thing to do isn’t to ask why they did it but to remind ourselves that it wasn’t our fault.

Personally, I think they killed the bear because they were afraid of it. That s what people do, kill the things they re afraid of.

I keep feeling like everyone wants me to apologize for something.

That's what people do. Kill the things they're afraid of.

That sounds so weird: "kill yourself." It makes it sound like you tried to murder someone, only that someone is you. But killing someone is wrong, and I don't think suicide is. It's my life, right? I should be able to end it if I want to. I don't think it's a sin.