I always say that teenagers are the first to know if you're pandering to them.

She tried to be someone people liked. She tried to be someone people disliked. But all I became was someone who didn't succeed with anything I tried to be.

In Anger Management,' he said,'we had to do all this role-playing stuff. You know, to get used to handling things in a less volatile way.' 'You role-played,' I said, trying to picture this. 'I had to. It was court-ordered.

It seemed like this day could go in so many directions, like a spiderweb shooting out toward endless possibilities.

Sometimes a question can hurt more than an answer.

Everything hurt. I closed my eyes, pressing my cheek to the street, and waited. What for, I didn't know. To be rescued. Or found. But no one came. All I'd ever thought I wanted was to be left alone. Until I was.

You could just tell when a person belonged somewhere. That is something you can't fake, no matter how hard you try