Kids lose their trust in the parents they love, but still accept them, so they end up not trusting themselves anymore.

My talent was the uncompromising ability to feel spite.

It wasn't so much that I was afraid of the place itself, but I was afraid of the creatures who masqueraded as people.

For a girl, appearance can be a powerful form of oppression. No matter how intelligent a girl may be, no matter her many talents, these attributes are not easily discerned. Brains and talent will never stand up against a girl who is clearly physically attractive.

I'm this superphilosophical kind of person. Stuck in a prison of abstract ideas and overpowering emotions, I have this personality that makes it really hard to survive.

Fortunately for me, I ran across some girls I could get along with so I could enjoy high school life okay, but it must be awful for kids who don't get along with anybody. We're different from our parents, a completely different species from our teachers. And kids who are one grade apart you are in a different world altogether. In other words, we're basically surrounded by enemies and have to make it on our own.

Let's face it: the world is twisted. And rotten.