The complexity embedded in the different levels of meaning that go along with the words "I love you" ought to be a whole mindfuck of a video game

People are like that, judging you before they know you.

Because I withered under the glare of an actual invitation, I was a firm believer in preventive prevarication--in other words, lying early in order to free myself later on.

When is the night over? Is it the start of sunrise or the end of it? Is it when you finally go to sleep or simply when you realize that you have to?

True Love. I’m starting to suspect the concept is pure illusion, an insipid brand name manufactured by Hallmark and Disney.” — Cupcake

There is no such thing as a soulmate...and who would want there to be? I don't want half of a shared soul. I want my own damn soul.

No--when the rain falls you just let it fall and you grin like a madman and you dance with it, because if you can make yourself happy in the rain then you're doing pretty alright in life. (Nick, page 156)