“One of the failures of cellular communication is that tiredness often comes across as sadness.”

“Well sure, who doesn't need a boyfriend? but realistically, those exotic creatures are hard to come by. At least a quality one.”

“I particularly loved the adjective bookish, which I found other people used about as often as ramrod or chum or teetotaler.”

“I'm not fine. Soon, the tears will come. I can sense them building in the pit of my stomach, coating the belly of candy. They will come when I am alone in the dark, in my own bed, with no one to comfort me. I will mourn Laura then, in private. A Category 5 hurricane is building in my heart and soul, but right now it's offshore, waiting to make landfall, waiting to crush me.”

“People come to New York to be different, but I go to Starbucks to be the same.”

“How come princesses always have some huge flaw that can cause their downfall?”

“I was horribly bookish, to the point of coming right out and saying it, which I knew was not socially acceptable.”