My parents always liked it when I cursed in front of them. I could see the pleasure of it in their faces. It signified that I trusted them, that I was myself in front of them.

“The world," he said, "is not a wish-granting factory," and then he broke down, …”

“Well, I think you're cool, and I want you to think I'm cool, and that's all pop…”

“I feel like, like, how you matter is defined by the things that matter to you. …”

“My parents were my two best friends. My third best friend was an author who did…”