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The only problem with anger is that it burns hot and fast. It doesn’t tend to burn long. Sadness burns long. Grief. Disappointment.
Maybe this was my life now, just existing and hating every minute of it.
It occurred to me that maybe Amy had been right to give up on me. How could I be lovable when I wasn’t even likable?
I was glad I came. I needed this. A reminder that there were people who liked me.
“Give me a cigarette or I’ll tell Jacob you’re hittin’ on me. You got five minutes.”
if you’re with someone who doesn’t speak your language, you’ll spend a lifetime having to translate your soul?
“I’m about to drain an abscess the size of an orange in room six. I thought you might want to watch.”
“Use me for whatever you want. Just stay.”
“I want you to know that watching two complete strangers fall in love has been one of the greatest gifts of my life.”
He let me look into his soul. And the only thing in there was us.
“I’m afraid I’m just drugged and none of this is really happening.” “It’s really happening, Jacob.” I closed my eyes. “How do I know?” “Because love shows up. And here I am.”
