The day passed as it always did—in slow motion, with a thousand plaintive glances at the clock. But now it was even more unbearable, because every minute I wasted in school was another minute in which I failed to find her.

“Augustus asked if I wanted to go with him to Support Group, but I was really ti…”

“I'm just reveling in the glory of not having to hear the neediness and impotenc…”

“There's nothing bigger in life than the little things.”

“I like this world. I like drinking champagne. I like not smoking. I like Dutch …”