“i wasn't born mediocre, i won't achieve mediocrity, and i will not let anyone put it on me. i will kill you.”

“Tell me what you’re looking for and i will become that for you. I can sacrifice my inner freedoms for you without looking twice at my old journals and solid promises I made to myself about such things. But you must be prepared to kill me when the smiles are no longer frequent. Do it while I sleep. While I hold your hand. Do it fast, baby. Do it fast.”

“let's put god on the other side of the wall for a while. i don't need him watching us with those judging eyes.”

“When I told the therapist that the “me” that I am now is the best me I can be, I was truthful. I’ve always given you my best, so when you say it's not enough, it chips away at the “best me.”

“The only thing they've ever wanted, every relationship, was someone i wasn't.”

“I wonder if she’s infatuated enough to let me lock her in a box with me on a cool fall day and make love like America depends on us.”

“As long as I don’t give you a reason to love me, you shouldn’t.”