I didn't know that idiocy caused people to just start spontaneously bleeding from the nose.

Oh. I just assumed... That because I am so absorbed by him everyone must be too.

It's strange how a word, a phrase, a sentence, can feel like a blow to the head.

We are not people who touch each other carelessly; every point of contact between us feels important, a rush of energy and relief.

Every question that can be answered must beanswered or at least engaged. Illogical thought processes must bechallenged when they arise.Wrong answers must be corrected.Correct answers must be affirmed. —From the Erudite faction manifesto

I think you're still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me.

You've never had a hamburger before?" asks Christine, her eyes wide. "No," I say. "Is that what it's called?" "Stiffs eat plain food," Four says, nodding at Christina. "Why?" she asks. I shrug. "Extravagance is considered self-indulgent and unnecessary." She smirks. "No wonder you left." "Yeah," I say,rolling my eyes. "It was just because of the food." The corner of Four's mouth twitches.