“Being nice was the ideal, the one place where people didn't get loud, or so quiet they could scare you. If you could just be nice, then you wouldn't have to worry about arguments at all. But being nice wasn't as easy as it seemed, especially when the rest of the world could be so mean.”

“If you could just be nice, then you wouldn't have to worry about arguments at all. but being nice wasn't as easy as it seemed, especially when the rest of the world could be so mean.”

“Being nice wasn't as easy as it seemed especially when the rest of the world could be so mean”

“That was the nice thing about the Spot: you could hear everything, but no one could see you.”

“It's hard to be nice when the rest of the world is so mean.”

“You're not a sucker. You're just nice. You give people the benefit of the doubt.”

“After all with me & Marshall, it had never been about words or conversation, where there was too much to be risked or lost. Here, though, in the quiet pressed against each other, this felt familiar to me. And it was nice to let someone get close again, even if it was just for a little while.”