“Ife can sure be a downer.”

“I wouldn't intentionally hurt anyone in this whole world. I wouldn't hurt them physically or emotionally, how then can people so consistently do it to me? Even my parents treat me like I'm stupid and inferior and ever short. I guess I'll never measure up to anyone's expectations. I surely don't measure up to what I'd like to be.”

“I'm not really sure which parts of myself are real and which parts are things I've gotten from books.”

“I guess I'll never measure up to anyone's expectations. I surely don't measure up to what I'd like to be.”

“…I’d have died without them [books]. Even now I’m not really sure which parts of myself are real and which parts are things I’ve gotten from books.”

“The voice of every kid hooked on drugs, alcohol or the occult joins the sad chorus “Not me! I didn’t think it could ever happen to me. I was sure I could handle it.”

“How can thoughts hurt so much when they aren't even physical?”