“I've heard the story about the woman who opened the box and let havoc grab a choke hold on the world.”

“Otherwise I'll do something that I won't be able to live with. And that's important to me, being able to live with my actions. My thoughts are a different story. They've my own and they don't hurt anyone but me.”

“When I awake, the world is still gone.”

“If the world ends tomorrow, understand that I regret saying no.”

“Please don't' ask me how I feel about it. If I had to pick a word, I'd say homicidal.”

“Just a cold. And I think maybe I'm pregnant, because I'm always riding the porcelain bus, or thinking about it.”

“He reels me in, cups my face with both hands, and becomes my whole world. This is a kiss--maybe the last one we'll ever know, so we stay there forever, warm and safe. When he pulls away, something is lost. I think it's my heart.”