“Which is scarier-- lust or temptation? ”

“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.”

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

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

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

“Pressed against her I can hear eternity -- hollow, lonely spaces and currents that churn ceaselessly, and the fallen snow welcomes the falling snow with a whispered "Hush".”

“At night, lying on your back and staring at the falling snow, it's easy to imagine oneself soaring through the stars.”