“Everything matters.Everything you do touches someone in some way, even though you might not understand that.”

“Some people think they have to marry someone just like themselves. Well, if you want to do that, it's ok. It might be more interesting though if you marry someone who is not just like you. Hmmmmmmm.”

“I wanted to tell you everything. And that hurt because some things were too scary. Some things even I didn’t understand. How could I tell someone—someone I was really talking to for the first time—everything I was thinking?I couldn’t. It was too soon.”

“I thought that helping someone meant sharing everything, even the things you can’t understand, even the darkest stuff.”

“Everything you are used to, once done long enough, starts to seem natural, even though it might not be.”

“I've never tried to block out the memories of the past, even though some are painful. I don't understand people who hide from their past. Everything you live through helps to make you the person you are now.”