“You know, like when you look in the mirror and the thing you see is not the thing as it really is.”

“Her hair is ridiculous," I said."I know. That was the only thing I said about her that was true. When you say nasty things about people, you should never say the true ones, because you can't really fully and honestly take those back, you know? I mean, there are highlights. And there are streaks. And then there are skunk stripes.”

“Thanks for not trying to see me when I looked like hell.”“To be fair, you still look pretty bad.”

“It's more impressive," I said out loud. "From a distance, I mean. You can't see the wear on things, you know? You can't see the rust or the weeds or the paint cracking. You see the place as someone once imagined it.”

“When you say nasty things about people, you should never say the true ones, because you can't really fully and honestly take those back..”

“I feel like, like, how you matter is defined by the things that matter to you. You matter as much as the things that matter to you.”

“You know how sometimes you see a really sexy baby? Wait that sounds fucked up.”