“The walls around the hood keep the people on the inside from the changes on the outside.”

“If they knew how much you kept inside to keep from hurting them, but hurting yourself instead, maybe they’d love you more.”

“The hate people hold on to for so long is what keeps them from feeling the pain they're most afraid of. deal with it. grow.”

“Sorrow is what I feel for people who aren’t doing what they love. I keep my distance from them as though they’re contagious. They are, I believe.”

“Sometimes our walls exist just to see who has the strength to knockthem down.”

“We played this game from the west village to the upper east side til around midnight when the Chrysler building was far behind us and we weren’t sure if we were in love anymore.”

“she's lazy, so i'm not sure when she had time to build that wall she has surrounding her.”