Writing a novel is a lot like directing a movie because you are creating a world and a tone, you are creating a large canvas and all the details.

All I could do is lie there and think about how much her voice changed when she asked me if she was pretty, and how much she changed when I answered.

I've never understood the need people have to dictate morality to other people. I really don't know what it is. I don't know if it's fear or the belief that they know the only right way. Or maybe they see a lot of social ills and social decline, and they really think they have the elixir for it.

Patrick actually used to be popular before Sam bought him some good music.

I couldn't believe Sam actually got me a present because i honestly thought the "I love you" was it.

It’s like when you’re excited about a girl and you see a couple holding hands, and you feel so happy for them. And other times you see the same couple, and they make you so mad. And all you want is to feel happy for them because you know that if you do, then it means you’re happy, too.

They are all my favourites. All of them.