I like how you don't hide your problems like everyone else, and I don't have to hide mine when I'm around you.

Some days I woke up and got out of bed and brushed my teeth like any normal human being; some days I woke up and laid in bed and looked at the ceiling and wondered what the hell the point was of getting out of bed and brushing my teeth like any normal human being.

I owe her everything and I love her and I tell her these days, although every time I say it, it gets a little diluted. I think you run out of I love yous.

She doesn't want to end up like me. At least I'm giving someone an example not to follow.

Misfortune is no excuse for cruelty.

Relationships change even more than people. It's like two people changing. It's exponentially more volatile. Especially two teenagers.

Dad nods, looks me dead in the eyes; slowly and regretfully, he banishes all the smiling and joking from his face, and for once he's just my dad, watching his son who has fallen so low.