but my dad said it was no excuse. "But I love him!" I had never seen my sister cry that much. "No, you don't." "I hate you!" "No, you don't." My dad can be very calm sometimes. "He's my whole world." "Don't ever say that about anyone again. Not even me." That was my mom.

I don't know if it's better to be close with your daughter or make sure that she has a better life than you do.

Downtown. Lights on buildings and everything that makes you wonder. And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.

It's just that I don't want to be somebody's crush. If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am. And I don't want them to carry it around inside. I want them to show me, so I can feel it too.

My dad said I did the right thing. I hope I did, but it's hard to tell sometimes.

The inside jokes weren't jokes anymore. they had become stories

Everyone else is either asleep or having sex. I’ve been watching cable television and eating jello.