“It was maddening how your best friend could twist the knobs inside of you so much that it hurt.”

“Your Worst Enemy Could Be Your Best Friend && Your Best Friend Your Worst Enemy”

“And you speak of a fever, that burns you inside,
as you explain to your mother, how you've wanted to die.
So she kisses your fingers, and says "My darling, but why?
When there is so much more. There is so much more."”

“Your parents could always hurt you, no matter how old you were.”

“I wish I could be the best smile you carry engraved inside your heart.”

“You can’t really yell at your boyfriend for stealing your seat and your best friend. You also can’t yell at your best friend for stealing your boyfriend. Or you can…but Hi seemed like a much easier way to start the morning.”

“i could see the veins through your skin like a map to inside you. how could skin be that thin? i was so afraid you might drop and break. i stopped breathing so you wouldn't.”

“Most men judge your importance in their lives by how much you can hurt them.”

“I know what it's like to want to die. How it hurts to smile. How you try to fit in but you can't. How you hurt yourself on the outside to try to kill the thing on the inside.”

“She wants to be polite and not hurt your feelings, so she's not going to laugh right now. But inside, inside she's laughing.”