There are some things in this world you rely on, like a sure bet. And when they let you down, shifting from where you've carefully placed them, it shakes your faith, right where you stand.

In the end, though, maybe it's not how you reach a place that matters. Just that you get there at all.

nothing is guaranteed.... So don't be afraid. Be alive.

And guys don't get attached, guys don't give themselves over completely, and guys lie. That's why they should be handled with great trepidation, not trusted, and held at arm's length whenever possible.

It's still a memory worth having, even if it's not exactly what you imagined.

Pretend to be a delinquent?" I asked clarifying. "You can do it," Dave advised me. "Just don't smile, and try to look like you're considering stealing something.

Oh darling, don't be bitter. It's the first instinct of the weak.