I took his wildness from him and tried to fold it into myself, filling up the empty spaces all those second place finishes left behind.

I looked at the sweatshirt again. "'You swim' is a philosophy?" He shrugged. "Better than 'you sink', right?

I think whenever a writer is really enjoying themselves and liking what they are doing, that shows on the page.

Being brave and self-confident doesn't necessarily start inside...It starts with the rest of the world, and it leads back to you.

I didn't want to talk about what happened, so it seemed safest not to talk at all.

I wasn't ready for this, but then I probably never would be, and this year, like so much else, wouldn't wait. I had no choice but to get out of my car, with everyone watching and begin in earnest, alone. So I did

Mayonnaise is a lot like men, it can make everything much better, adding flavor and ease to your life. Or, it can just be sticky and gross and make you nauseous"- "Keeping the Moon