But I know the difference. Everyone else is a ghost. I exist here alone, stranded by choice. Deserted.

Hope and belief. I'd always wanted hope, but never believed that I could have such an adventure on my own. That I could own it. And love it. But it happened.

I've given him more mixed signals than a dyslexic Morse code operator.

There are just lots of possibilities in the world...I need to keep my mind open for what could happen and not decide that the world is hopeless if what I want to happen doesn't happen. Because something else great might happen in between.

The mosh pit will reveal all the answers. The mosh pit never lies. -Norah, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist

Books. I'd probably spend all my time alone and lost in books if I could. It's easier that way.

I particularly loved the adjective bookish, which I found other people used about as often as ramrod or chum or teetotaler.