“Ever since you were little,” she continues, unfazed. “You know, most people are like apples. They have this protective skin, but it’s not too thick. It’s even kind of enjoyable. We pick them mostly because they’re easy. We can get to the good stuff without too much work. But that’s not you. You’ve got this hard shell around you. It protects you from getting hurt, but it also makes it almost impossible for anyone to break through it. In fact, I feel like once you found those friends of yours in college, you stopped letting anyone else try.”
