“What could smell better than supper being cooked by someone else?”

“Pain was better than anxiety any day of the week and sweat was better than depression.”

“Once upon a time, I'd come close to being killed in the big trash bin outside. This counts as nostalgia for someone like me.”

“There's always something else. That's what makes life so much fun.”

“All of us are subjected to somebody else's power at some point. So once in a while you kiss ass. So what? Either you make your peace with that early, or you end up living your life as a crank and a misfit.”

“I love being single. It's almost like being rich.”

“Missing someone is a vague, unpleasant sensation, like gnawing anxiety. It isn't as concrete as grief, but it's just as pervasive and there's no escaping it.”