I wondered if emotions were like menstrual cycles, if you get enough women together. Give it time, and everyone was crying.

A lot can change between planning something and actually doing it. But maybe all that really matters is that anything is different at all.

Hey, think fast!' I just looked at Fave as he chucked the basketball at me with possibly the worst overhand throw I'd ever seen. It landed to my far right, then bounced past me, banging against my dad's truck. 'Do you have a vision problem of something?' I asked him. 'Just keeping you on your toes,' he replied

You don't have to make things harder then they have to be just to prove a point.

I've found in my own life that if my writing isn't going well, not much else will. It is the one constant, the key to everything else.

Everyone has their weak spot. The one thing that, despite your best efforts, will always bring you to your knees, regardless of how strong you are otherwise.

Nate: “And,” he said, “boys at twelve aren’t exactly slick with the ladies.” Ruby: “’Slick with the ladies’?” I said. “Are you twelve?