You know, when it works, love is pretty amazing. It's not overrated. There's a reason for all those songs.

So finally, I decided that the best response — the safest — was none at all.

The chances we take, knowing no better than to fall or to stand back and hold ourselves in... protecting our hearts with the tightest of grips.

But all the love in the world won't save a sinking ship. You have to either bail or jump overboard.

It's hard to be nice when the rest of the world is so mean.

Look at it this way: I might be saying you're fat, but at least I'm not punching you in the face.' Are those the only options?' Not always. Just sometimes.

I had this wild thought that he was the only one in all this chaos who was just like me, and that was comforting and profound all at once.