“I've learned to let my characters speak and act the way they want to! I've tried to interfere but they just get angry at me and throw big rocks.”

“I wanted to throw myself into an experience that was too big for me and learn in a way that cost me something”

“I don't want to let you go," he said just above a whisper. "I've tried and I can't. The thought of it twists me in a knot.”

“I've learned a lot this year.. I learned that things don't always turn our the way you planned, or the way you think they should. And I've learned that there are things that go wrong that don't always get fixed or get put back together the way they were before. I've learned that some broken things stay broken, and I've learned that you can get through bad times and keep looking for better ones, as long as you have people who love you.”

“Anyway, what I've just told you was what prompted the chair incident. I had grown big, and he was trying to belittle me.”

“I've always wanted the IQ of a rock. No, wait. That would be an insult to the rock.”