“Trust = telling someone about the things that make you sleepless.”

“I think you should really really be sure you love someone + that they love you back before you get into a relationship.”

“Have you ever gotten so sad that it actually feels GOOD to do something you know will make you even sadder?”

“Writing feels safer somehow. I can catch myself before I say the wrong thing.”

“Under a sky that hasn't been blue for weeks.”

“Flushed with the explosive shit of a sumo wrestler who ate Mexican food.”

“Jamie didn't talk to me about the war. Most men don't, who've seen real combat. It's the ones who spent their tours well behind the lines who want to tell you all about it, and the ones who never served who want to know.”