“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.”

“Even a mistake is better than nothing.”

“Sometimes, upon waking, the residual dream can be more appealing that reality, and one is reluctant to give it up. For a while, you feel like a ghost -- Not fully materialized, and unable to manipulate your surroundings. Or else, it is the dream that haunts you. You wait with the promise of the next dream.”

“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.”