More Happy Than Not

by Adam Silvera

the life of someone she wanted to lose herself in, and not someone whose life she wanted to see thrown away.

Brendan asks, “How didn’t I know this, you punk bitch?” “Because I haven’t illustrated my autobiographical graphic novel yet, asshole.”

I laughed

I wish my existence were as simple as being set on fire and exploding in the sky.

the best liars are the ones who fool you by claiming they never lie at all.

Memories: some can be sucker punching, others carry you forward; some stay with you forever, others you forget on your own. You can’t really know which ones you’ll survive if you don’t stay on the battlefield, bad times shooting at you like bullets. But if you’re lucky, you’ll have plenty of good times to shield you.

The boy with no direction taught me something unforgettable: happiness comes again if you let it.

Sometimes pain is so unmanageable that the idea of spending another day with it seems impossible. Other times pain acts as a compass to help you get through the messier tunnels of growing up. But the pain can only help you find happiness if you can remember it.