“Suddenly I grasped what was happening- they were all trying to save me. I never thought I was worth saving.”

“I wonder if it will rain after we die. When you kill yourself, you don't know what happens next, afterward.”

“When Sherri asks questions about who would find me if I killed myself and what their reaction would be, I think that whoever knew me would be sad. But then everybody would get over it. I would fade away. I don't think I'm that important to anyone. Nobody's opinion about me killing myself would stop me from doing it.”

“I can feel the hurt. There's something good about it. Mostly it makes me stop remembering.”

“Real self-worth comes from mastery, from getting good at something. It doesn't matter what. Then you don't have to worry about empty compliments. You don't worry about what other people think. You have self-respect.”

“I suppose it doesn't matter what form love takes, maybe you just need to take it when it comes.”

“You okay?"Just waiting for the water to boil. Burning shower. One of the only things that helps when I'm totally freaking out."I'm not sure how to respond. "So," I whisper, "you want anything?"Yeah," She replies, sarcastic "I want to be bulimic, but the vomit grosses me out.”