“In fact, being a unique individual is as much of a farce as trying to be like everyone else. Maybe more.”

“Why do people want everyone to act just like they do? Talk like they do. Look like they do. Act like they do. And if you don't— If you don't, people make the assumption that you do not FEEL what they feel. And then they make the assumption— That you must not feel anything at all. ”

“These were such friendly people, they didn't notice how crabby we were, and before you knew it everyone was as happy as they were.”

“Romance goes like this:Boy gets girl.Boy loses girl.Boy gets girl again.The end.It can't be any other way.”

“I am like a leaf on a river, riding along the top of the water, not quite floating, not quite drowning. So I can't stop, and I can't control the direction I am going. I can feel the water, but I never know which way I am heading.But I might feel lucky this day and avoid the sticks and branches scratching and pulling at me. ”

“Because there is a need to hear one story and to tell another.”

“It occurred to me that a lot of beauty has to do with believing it yourself. That half of what we see is just the way it is presented.”