And even if somebody else has it much worse, that doesn't really change the fact that you have what you have. Good and bad.

And I could see this boy doing his homework and thinking about my sister naked. And I could see them holding hands at football games that they do not watch. And I could see this boy throwing up in the bushes at a party house. And I could see my sister putting up with it. And I felt very bad for both of them.

The thing is, some girls think they can actually change guys. And what’s funny is that if they actually did change them, they’d get bored. They’d have no challenge left. You just have to give girls some time to think of a new way of doing things, that’s all. Some of them will figure it out here. Some later. Some never. I wouldn’t worry about it too much.

Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn't stop for anybody.

He was the boy that made mix tapes with themes and hand-colored covers until the day he hit my sister and stopped crying.

Just tell me how to be different in a way that makes sense.

I said no to having a beer. I once had a beer with my brother when I was twelve, and I just didn't like it. It's really that simple for me. [pp.37]