Sticks and stones may break your bones but words can hurt like hell.

“Next, I'm holding a bag of clothes, being herded toward an open door filled wit…”

“You buy furniture. You tell yourself, this is the last sofa I will ever need in…”

“Pimple young. Giggling young. Silly young and stupid as me.”

“A good story should make you laugh, and a moment later break your heart.”