“Because everything up to now is a story and everything after now is a story.”

“Everything that ever happened is just stories now, Earl. But it was all very real to people while it was happening. Wasn't it?”

“The boy admonished himself for wanting everything to be a story. And now realized that some journeys were not stories. On some journeys, nothing really happened. You just kept taking steps.”

“These are the days after. Everything now is measured by after.”

“Everything's a story - You are a story -I am a story.”

“Fuck me. I'm so tired of being me. Me beautiful. Me ugly. Blonde. Brunette. A million fucking fashion makeovers that only leave me trapped being me.Who I was before the accident is just a story now. Everything before now, before now, before now, is just a story I carry around. I guess that would apply to anybody in the world. What I need is a new story about who I am.What I need to do is fuck up so bad I can't save myself.”