“That's how inside jokes usually are. Funny to those inside, annoying as shit to the rest of the world.”

“Then again, that's how quickly people's perceptions could change. It only took one mistake, one stupid decision.”

“Fall colors are funny. They’re so bright and intense and beautiful. It’s like nature is trying to fill you up with color, to saturate you so you can stockpile it before winter turns everything muted and dreary.”

“I let myself have feelings for you despite not knowing how this would end.”

“It's ridiculous, how people judge talent. Or, rather, don't judge. They just default to what everyone else thinks.”

“It's embarrassing, how much effort it took for me to wear something that looks exactly like a blank piece of paper.”

“Change wasn't something to fear anymore. And even though my picture was hung on the wall, I didn't care so much about how I'd be remembered. So long as I never forgot.”