“Crying makes me know I'm still real and still alive.”

“The Earth is round but everything on it is flat.”

“In the realm of love and sex, it’s girls who are in the position of working hard to adapt themselves to the needs and fantasies of the mercurial males whose approval and attention they seek.”

“No one stops to question why boys are never the objects of the gaze; why, if being on display is so empowering, males don't embrace this form of sexual expression, too.”

“It's not like I'm such a shiny happy person either, you know? I'm a wreck too, I'm just... still alive.”

“Just give me a bit, let me pretend you're still alive," Andrei said hoarsely. "Let me pretend that I don't have to give you up.""Andrei," Warm, calloused hands cupped Anrei's face. "Look at me. I'm real. I'm still with you. A part of me will always be with you. Even after I go through that doorway.”

“I'm still a broken girl struggling through the stages of my grief, trying to reenter the real world without the man who is still part of me.”