“I’m more terrified of failure than rejection—so I’ll no my way to YES!”
“So then you’re free?’ ‘Yes, I’m free,’ said Karl, and nothing seemed more worthless than his freedom.”
“Sometimes I’m terrified of my heart; of its constant hunger for whatever it is it wants. The way it stops and starts.”
“Something about being rejected at Church Camp felt so much more awful than being rejected at school. ”
“Tampons. I’m constantly worrying about my stash and if I’ll be able to find more.”
“I’m itching for battle—with a mosquito bite. The only thing in life I’ll scratch at more is the need to be loved. I’m so bloody needy.”