Most people, in the end, really are all on their own.

[C]ouches and chairs covered in scratches aim away from one another, making it possible for a dozen people to sit in this room at once and not have to talk to one other person, which is a miracle in furniture arrangement.

Most people, in the end, really are all on their own.

There's something ugly about a pretty boy who knows he's pretty and assumes everyone else know it too.

The story you choose to tell isn't always the story you believe.

My Heart and Other Black Holes is alive with intensity, gut-wrenching honesty, moments of humor, and -- of course -- heart. This is an extraordinary debut by a striking new voice in YA fiction that left me in awe and moved beyond measure. Not to be missed.

Sometimes a perfect memory can be ruined if put to words.