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.

I could become a nun even if I am a non-believer. I'll learn to fake it like Nick did with me. I will minister the gospel of compassion and kindness and please, always use a condom, from famine-stricken nations to war-torn dead zones. It's possible I might become a nun who kisses other nuns.

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

Well sure, who doesn't need a boyfriend? but realistically, those exotic creatures are hard to come by. At least a quality one.

[S]he leans into this guy and rocks her head like I’m making this music for her, when if I could, I would take it all away and give her as much silence as she’s given me pain.

I was horribly bookish, to the point of coming right out and saying it, which I knew was not socially acceptable.