I didn't know what I was. I didn't have a noun.

Celebrity despicability is a precious thing.

She was the first person on either side of her family to go to college, and she held herself to insanely high standards. She worried a lot about whether she was good enough. It was surprising to see how relieved she seemed whenever I told her how amazing she was. I wanted her to feel strong and free. She was beautiful when she was free.

There are all kinds of mix tapes. There is always a reason to make one.

Nothing connects to the moment like music. I count the music to bring me back, or more precisely, to bring her forward.

When you stick a song on a tape, you set it free.

It was like trying to break up with the color orange, or Wednesday, or silent e. It was the most passionate and tumultuous relationship I'd ever known.