I would give someone a record so they could love the record, not so they would always know that I gave it to them.

It's too bad you're not gay. Then again, if you were gay, I would never date you. You're a mess." You know, Patrick? If I were gay, I'd want to date you." Of course.

Sam has brown hair and very, very pretty green eyes. The kind of green that doesn't make a big deal about itself.

I didn't know that other people thought things about me. I didn't know that they looked.

I would give someone a record so they could love the record, not so they would always know that I gave it to them.

And later that night to be with my family at dinnertime and have things just be like they always were. That was the amazing part. Things just keep going. We didn't talk about anything heavy or light. We were just there together. And that was enough.

How about your favorite book?" "This Side of Paradise by From. Scott Fitzgerald." "Why?" "Because it was the last one I read." This made them laugh because they knew I meant it honest, not show-off. Then they told me their favorites, and we sat quiet.