“A thought is just a thought until you own up to it and give it depth and weight.”

“I'm talking to myself in two different personas now. I'm reaching for a full-throttle meltdown and why not? Why stop halfway? Why not just go for it, jump on and ride the wave?”

“Love does strange things to you sometimes. It can twist you into saying and doing things that you know you’ll regret and still, you do them.”

“In two years you can love somebody with all your heart and lose them. You can become the very best of friends with someone and then neglect them to the point that they don't expect anything different from you anymore. You can become someone you never expected and forget things you believed you could take for granted about yourself.”

“How many times can a person break you heart?”

“But you can't unsee something once you've seen it. Not without a memory wipe anyway.”

“Bending instead of breaking,” he repeats. “That’s probably always a better option if you can take it, isn’t it?”