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.

And we could all sit around and wonder and feel bad about each other and blame a lot of people for what they did or didn’t do or what they didn’t know. I don’t know. I guess there would always be someone to blame.

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

Do you always think this much? It's just that sometimes people use thought to not participate in life.

Movies, by nature, are not subjective, they're objective.

Why do I and everyone I love pick people who treat us like we're nothing"; - "We accept the love we think we deserve.

There were other stories and other names. Second Base Stace, who had breasts in fourth grade and let some of the boys feel them. Vincent, who took acid and tried to flush a sofa down the toilet. Sheila, who allegedly masturbated with a hot dog and had to go to the emergency room. The list went on and on.