“The way his jeans hugged his cheeks drew me to him and made me feel warm.”

“But it did make me realize that I shouldn't go around judging people who have stringy hair, because maybe they have a very good reason for having hair like that.”

“I couldn't believe this. My first very good friend had run off to Japan and never written me and now my second very good friend had stolen my cat.”

“On not crowding another person in a relationship: "Next time you're at a cemetary, look around at all the headstones. They're side by side. Even married couples. Nobody wants a plot on top of another person's plot. Why? ... Even when they're dead, people still love their own space.”

“You need to grab life.. You only get one turn. One ride. One trip through the universe”

“Dessy, don't grow up to be a writer. Because when you live too much in your own head, you neglect the people you love and become an insulated wack job.”

“Her parents had basically abdicated their roles as guardians and she was building a bomb. In order to kill a poodle.”