“I don't think we'll get caught, but the very possibility is half the fun.”

“How can I explain purposely setting foot on a path so blatantly treacherous? Was the fun in the fall?”

“I mean, if you're gonna purposely lose your mind,you want to get it back some day. Don't you? Okay, maybe not.”

“They think old people are lame. But they're not. They're awesome, & I know exactly why I think so. It's because they've lived entire lifetimes. Loved. Laughed. Surrendered. Stumbled. Weathered, beaten, still they don't crumble, not even as they inch toward death.”

“I fell into a big pit of black depression. That happens sometimes, when too much shit gets flung at me at once. It's like all the external pressure sucks into me, then tries to escape again. But it can't. So it builds. Throbs. Makes me feel like my skin is anxious to split. I think that feeling is why some people cut - little slices so they don't shred completely.”

“Don't you know? We're connectedby an invisible chain. It's very long, verylight. But also very strong. It can't rust.Can't break. And the only thing that can sever it is if you ever stop loving me.”

“the not-so-bookish librarian was half angel, half she-devil, so sayeth the rumor mill.”