“Everyone else is either asleep or having sex. I've been watching cable television and eating jello.”

“On Friday night, I was reading my new book, but my brain got tired, so I decided to watch some television instead.”

“I went to the library to look up the figures, and I found out that the episode we watched is the highest watched anything of television history, which I find amazing because it felt like just the five of us.”

“I guess what I’m saying is that this all feels very familiar. But it’s not mine to be familiar about. I just know that another kid has felt this. This one time when it’s peaceful outside, and you’re seeing things move, and you don’t want to, and everyone is asleep. And all the books you’ve read have been read by other people. And all the songs you’ve loved have been heard by other people. And you know that if you looked at these when you were happy, you would feel great because you are describing “unity”.”

“You're a freak, you know that? You've always been a freak. Everyone says so. They always have.""I'm trying not to be.”

“To tell you the truth, I've just been avoiding everything.”

“I feel like a big faker because I've been putting my life back together, and nobody knows.”