“Why is it that people don't know what to say when something bad has happened to someone they know? Maybe because they think there are some magic words that will make everything all right again, only they don't know what the words are.” PeopleThinkingKnowsHappenedMagicMagic Words Book:Hard Love Source: Hard Love
“sometimes people think they're above the laws the rest of us live by. they're blind to their own imperfections.” PeopleThinkingSometimesLawBlindLive ByImperfection Book:Blind Faith Source: Blind Faith
“the whole idea of boys being people you would actually choose to spend time with was pretty much totally incomprehensible to me. i could never think of anything to say to them, and they seemed equally dumbstruck by my presence.” PeopleThinkingIdeasWholeBoysSpend Time Book:Blind Faith Source: Blind Faith
“People changed lots of other personal things all the time. They dyed their hair and dieted themselves to near death. They took steroids to build muscles and got breast implants and nose jobs so they'd resemble their favorite movie stars. They changed names and majors and jobs and husbands and wives. They changed religions and political parties. They moved across the country or the world -- even changed nationalities. Why was gender the one sacred thing we weren’t supposed to change? Who made that rule?” PeopleWorldMadeCountryJobsPoliticalNamesStarsPartyWifeChangedHairHusbandMajorsSacredMovedGenderNosesMusclesBreastsPolitical PartiesMovie StarNationalityHusband And WifeSteroidPersonal ThingsImplantsNear DeathSacred ThingsBreast Implants Book:Parrotfish Source: Parrotfish
“When people say they love you, you just have to decide to believe them, because you'll never know for sure.” PeopleKnowsBelieveLove You Book:Zigzag Source: Zigzag
“It's a lie, you know, to pretend that nothing is important to you. It's hiding. Believe me, I know because I hid for a long time. But now I won't do it anymore. The truth is bioluminescent. I don't lie, and I don't waste time on people who do.” PeopleKnowsBelieveLongImportantLyingTruth IsWasteLong TimeHidingWasting TimeBelieve In MeDon't LieDon't Waste TimeI Don't Lie Book:Hard Love Source: Hard Love
