There's no such thing as a normal life. Some lives are just more interesting than others, and we shouldn't judge people for being boring.

The world is out of order. It's been broken since you came.

There is nothing so patient, in this world or any other, as a virus searching for a host.

Is there any time in your life when you do not feel the need for caffeine?" "Sure. Sometimes I'm asleep.

His idea of traffic safety is going too fast for the cops to catch up.

Shaun has working his audience into a frenzy down to a science; by the time he's done with them, they get excited by the mysterious discovery of pocket lint. It's impressive, but I'd rather watch him move. There's something wonderful about the way he lets go, becoming all energy and excitement as he outlines what's coming next. Maybe it's geeky for a girl my age to admit she still loves her brother. I don't care. I love him, and one day I'll bury him, and until then, I'm going to be grateful that I'm allowed to watch him talk.

Everyone thinks of them in terms of poisoned apples and glass coffins, and forgets that they represent girls who walked into dark forests and remade them into their own reflections.