I was slipping, man, and it was definetly time to get a grip.

I miss school. What’s wrong with me?

It's disturbing how fast weeds take root in my garden of worthiness. They're so hard to pull. And grow back so easily.

A painting is more than the sum of its parts,' he would tell me, and then go on to explain how the cow by itself is just a cow, and the meadow by itself is just grass and flowers, and the sun peeking through the trees is just a beam of light, but put them all together and you've got magic.

Holly, I understand that you are upset because Gemma pulled down your ants, but why did you think pouring motor oil inside her backpack is the way to solve the problem?

Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss...." He turned to me. "But every once in a while, you find someone who's iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare.

I had liked him for all the wrong reasons.