I just need some time to get over all those years of having liked him

And now I was seeing that there was something really cool about that family. All of them. They were just...real. And who were we? There was something spinning wickedly out of control inside this house. It was like seeing inside the Baker's world had opened up windows into our own, and the view was not a pretty one. Where had all this stuff come from? And why hadn't I ever seen it before.

There's no winning arguments with your parents

I fell asleep that night thinking about the kiss that might have been. What did a kiss feel like, anyway? Somehow I knew it wouldn’t be like the one I got from Mom or Dad at bedtime. The same species, maybe, but a radically different beast, to be sure. Like a wolf and a whippet – only science would put them on the same tree.

I realize something. That wasn't a finish line for me...This is my new starting line.

If chaos is a necessary step in the organization of one's universe, then I was well on my way.

I just need some time to get over all those years of having liked him