I write thank-you notes the minute I throw the wrapping paper away.

It sounded stupid, but of course everything does when you're just getting the bare bones facts, only the basics.

All the bitchy girls in the world are just a training ground for what men can do to you.

We all have one idea of what the color blue is, but pressed to describe it specifically, there are so many ways: the ocean, lapis lazuli, the sky, someone's eyes. Our definitions are as different as we are ourselves.

It was as familiar to me as a song I'd been hearing my whole life, covered by various people but the basic tune the same.

At the same time, though, I was beginning to wonder if this was just how it was supposed to be for me, like perhaps I wasn't capable of having that many people in my life at any one time. My mom turned up, Nate walked away, one door opening as another clicked shut.

Sometimes, we just have to be happy with what people can offer us. Even if it's not what we want, at least it's something.