“Getting what you want is just as difficult as not getting what you want. Because then you have to figure out what to do with it instead of figuring out what to do without it. ”

“I could point out that it isn't always easy knowing who you are and what you want, because then you have no excuse for not trying to get it.”

“School is school-she wants it to be over, but she's afraid of it being over, because then she'll have to figure out what comes next.”

“what i really want - and what i never get - is to be appreciated. do you know what it’s like to work so hard to make sure everyone’s happy, and to have not a single person recognize it”

“Be careful what you're doing, because no one is ever who you want them to be.”

“It was so much easier when I didn't want anything. Not getting what you want can make you cruel.”

“I used to think that when I got older, the world would make so much more sense. But you know what? The older I get, the more confusing it is to me. The more complicated it is. Harder. You’d think we’d be getting better at it. But there’s just more and more chaos. The pieces—they’re everywhere. And nobody knows what to do about it. I find myself grasping, Nick. You know that feeling? That feeling when you just want the right thing to fall into the right place, not only because it’s right, but because it will mean that such a thing is still possible? I want to believe in that.”