It’s just that I learned a while ago that the best way to get people to like you is not to like them too much.

“You could hear the wind in the leaves, and on that wind traveled the screams of…”

“Imagine taking that last drive to the hospital," I said quietly. "The last time…”

“That's why people grow weary of listening to Dumpees obsess over their troubles…”

“The part I enjoy most is not the doing, but the noticing.”