When someone starts to change, and it’s obvious, it's sort of natural to wonder why. Right?

If things don't work out the way you want, hold your head up high and be proud. And try again. And again. And again!

Odd how it was so easy for a stranger to assume such familiarity. Especially when those who were supposed to know you best often didn't, not at all.

We can't expect everybody to be there for us, all at once. So it's a lucky thing that really, all you need is someone.

Very quietly, I heard a voice in my ear.It said, in a weird, cheesy, right-out-of-one-of-my-mother's-novels way, "Ah. Wemeet again." I turned my head, just slightly, and right there, practically on top of me, was theguy from the car dealership. He was wearing a red Mountain Fresh Detergent T-shirt - not just fresh: mountain fresh! - it proclaimed, and was smiling at me. "Oh,God," I said. "No, it's Dexter.

Hey, and for what it's worth? Friends don't leave you alone in the woods. Friends are the ones who come and take you out.

You didn't fail. You just opted out. There's a difference.