I thought of telling her that I was seeing a boy, too, or at least that I'd watched a movie with one, just because I knew it would surprise and amaze her that anyone as disheveled and awkward and stunted as me could even briefly win the affections of a boy.

“I am thinking that I don't want this to happen. I don't want to die. I don't wa…”

“I always liked routine. I suppose I never found boredom very boring.”

“Anyway, I learned an important lesson from all of this: While gun ownership ism…”

“The thing about dead people... The thing is you sound like a bastard if you don…”