“You can't just make yourself matter and then die, Alaska, because now I am irretrievably different..”

“I could try to pretend that I didn't care anymore, but it could never be true again. You can't just make yourself matter, and then die, Alaska, because now, I am irretrievably different, and I'm sorry I let you go, yes, but you made the choice.”

“You can't just make me different, and then leave. Because I was fine before, Alaska. I was just fine with me and last words and school friends, and you can't just make me different and then die.”

“You can't just make me different, and the leave. Because I was fine before.”

“You can't just sit there hating the wound, Tan, or indulging in bitterness. Whatever you become in life, always ask yourself, am I making more life or am I making more death?”

“Fuck Lara, fuck Jake because I do, Alaska Young, I do love you and what else matters but that.”