“Even a mistake is better than nothing.”

“You're more than a story.”

“Something about being rejected at Church Camp felt so much more awful than being rejected at school. ”

“You have so many layers, that you can peel away a few, and everyone's so shocked or impressed that you're baring your soul, while to you it's nothing, because you know you've twenty more layers to go.”

“And slowly the snow began to melt. First, doing a number on children's constructions; Then retreating to the foundations of barns and other buildings. Mangy grass poked through the receding snow. Patches of white were swallowed up in the till of the fields. New shapes emerged. Areas of the forest became INACCESSIBLE now that the snow no longer weighed down the weeds and brier. ...Nothing fits together anymore.”

“How satisfying it is to leave a mark on a blank surface. To make a map of my movement - no matter how temporary.”

“Shame is always easier to handle if you have someone to share it with.”