Books make the best ersatz friendships.

“I wanted to persuade her, but I didn't want to scare her, and I certainly didn'…”

“I am not going to think about the things I am not going to think about.”

“It wasn't that she was sad—sadness had very little to do with it, really, consi…”

“Life doesn't come with an eraser. Experiences leave their mark, for better or f…”