“I feel very reassured. In fact, it feels like we're in separate rooms. Separate houses even.' I say. 'That's the power of a good pillow barrier,' he says, and his voice has a smile in it.” FunnyRomantic Book:It Sounded Better in My Head Source: It Sounded Better in My Head
“People aren’t all good or all bad. You can learn from mistakes. Or you can keep making them. You can always become a better person.” PeopleBetter You Book:It Sounded Better in My Head Source: It Sounded Better in My Head
“They want to be something. They'll have real jobs. And money. I don't know what I want to be. I mostly trained myself to do well at school as an antidote to all the dark thoughts, the ones that said 'no one likes you very much' and 'you have nothing to show for your life except schoolwork'.” SadRelatable Book:It Sounded Better in My Head Source: It Sounded Better in My Head
“I always had this vision of myself doing something important during my teen years. I didn't think I would be a child prodigy, but I thought I would be something very close to it, and now I'm almost out of time. Before I know it, I'll be twenty-one and no one will be impressed by anything I do.” Sad Book:It Sounded Better in My Head Source: It Sounded Better in My Head
“Growing up people would say, “Your dad is fun.” And he was. But he was the kind of fun that gave me an aching jaw from holding my mouth tight. He was the kind of fun that made me not trust having fun.” AlcoholicsChildren Of AlcoholicsUnnecessary Drama Book:Unnecessary Drama Source: Unnecessary Drama