“Weird here is something we aspire to, something we perfect, get degrees in, get awards for.”
“The university awarded me my degree, but can something that’s basically worthless be properly called an award?”
“Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from.”
“We all have to sacrifice something to get something else”
“We don't always get what we deserve," she replied, patting James over his heart. "Sometimes we get more; sometimes we get less. At least we get something.”
“Having waited my entire life to get an award for something, anything...I now get awards all the time for being mentally ill. It’s better than being bad at being insane, right? How tragic would it be to be runner-up for Bipolar Woman of the Year?”