“Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.”

“i like to think that im helping them by hating them”

“I like to think I'm helping them by hating them. I'm reminding them that they aren't God's gift to humankind.”

“I wonder how I seem to them. They must see someone I don't see. Someone capable and strong. Someone I can't be; someone I can be.”

“Sometimes people just want to be happy, even if it's not real.”

“Sometimes I see him as just another person, and sometimes I feel the sight of him in my gut, like a deep ache.”

“I feel more like myself. That is all I need: to remember who I am. And I am someone who does not let inconsequential things like boys and near-death experiences stop her.”