“ The whole thing was like a divorce. When we divided everything up, Courtney got my dignity, and I got the heartache. Alex Flinn
“ I wrote poetry, journals, and, especially, plays for the neighborhood kids to perform. I had an ordinary, happy childhood. Nothing much was going on, but I had fun. Alex Flinn
“ Of course, maybe I'd end up like one of those crazy old people with, like, sixty cats. And one day, the neighbors would complain about the smell, and it would turn out I'd died and the cats had eaten… Alex Flinn
“ Better? I went from holding her hand to hugging her. Lindy, you loved me when I wasn't even human.You kissed me when I had no lips. You saw what was deep down inside me when I wasn't even sureabout it… Alex Flinn
“ Anyone else feel like that? Like your life's a big act. Like you're trying to be a man when you're just a scared kid, trying to keep under control when you really want to scream, cry, maybe hit someon… Alex Flinn
“ A memory came to me. One time, in middle school, a famous author came to talk to our class and give a writing workshop. One of the things she told us about writing a novel was that the story should be… Alex Flinn
“ But it's not enough. I don't look human. If I went outside, people would scream at the sight of me. Looks matter to most people. That's reality in the world.""Not my world."I petted Pilot. "I like you… Alex Flinn
“ People make such a big deal about looks, but after a while, when you know someone, you don´t even notice anymore... Alex Flinn
“ The word felt good, liberating. So, I repeat it. "Fuck." Then, again. And again. Because it made me someone else, someone normal and happy, someone who used words like that, like St. John. I repeated… Alex Flinn
“ It would be so great to have someone my own age to talk to, even if it was just about books. Alex Flinn
“ True love would look a second time. True love would not be thwarted. True love would not accept no for an answer. He would search the world and certainly look again and again in every cottage in Euphr… Alex Flinn
