“The way his mother loved him was occasionally vexing in how overwhelming it could be. Like the sun or some other celestial body; facing it too directly might kill him.” Mothers Book:The Field Guide to the North American Teenager Source: The Field Guide to the North American Teenager
“It occurred to Norris at that moment that Hairy Armpits probably would never give this moment a second thought, whereas, for Norris, it was already congealing into something rock-hard in his chest. It would definitely be one of those repressed high school wounds that only decades of living on a yacht made of nachos would someday come close to healing.” High SchoolTrauma Book:The Field Guide to the North American Teenager Source: The Field Guide to the North American Teenager