“Really, according to the shrinks, I am angry at everyone ever. Especially them.I am all anger and resentment all the time.Not one of them has ever suggested that maybe I lie because the world is better the way I tell it.”

“My father is a liar and so am I.But I’m going to stop. I have to stop.I will tell you my story and I will tell it straight. No lies, no omissions.That’s my promise.This time I truly mean it.”

“Who’s the bigger liar?Me or them?Isn’t lying about love the worst lie? Isn’t that worse than anything I’ve ever done?”

“We are all made of broken glass. The school grinds along on grief and anger.”

“I love that everyone's into sports, that no one even talks about loving it 'cause it's too obvious. It's the air we breathe.”

“He didn't mean to corner me, but when you're as tall and wide as he is and I'm as little as I am, merely standing beside me constitutes menacement.”

“The ruggers followed me all the way to the cafeteria. I felt like the Pied Piper, except that the rats probably weren't offering to share protein-rich snacks with him.”