The world is speaking to you every day, you just don't know how to listen.

All of my stories, they don't come from my high school experience, but they're definitely based on things that happened to me in high school, or things that happened to friends of mine, or things that I wish had happened to me.

Some things don't last forever, but some things do.

Welcome to adulthood," she said. "It sucks as much as high school.

There comes a point when things are undeniable and can't be hidden any longer. Even from yourself.

My dad is a retired Shakespeare professor, my mother a retired classicist. Suffice to say I grew up in a house full of books, where reading was encouraged if not required.

My point is, there are a lot of people in the world. No one ever sees everything the same way you do; it just doesn't happen. So when you find one person who gets a couple of things, especially if they're important ones... you might as well hold on to them. You know?