“ We have this judgmental way of looking at the idea of leaving a home or a family, and our society has reinforced this idea that if we "run away," we are "running away from our problems." In some cases… A.S. King
“ What's the difference between sanity and madness anyway? We all play headgames with ourselves. We all have baggage. We all cope somehow. I'm not sure if I'm mad or sane. I mean, I hold my life togethe… A.S. King
“ Sure, Mom.They stop and say hello, and then once you pass they talk the back off you like you were nothing. They assess your outfit, your hairstyle, and they garble what you say so it comes out ugly. A.S. King
“ I don’t have enough gross words in my gross vocabulary to describe how gross that gross thought is. Gross. A.S. King
“ You know that saying about how you don’t know what you have until it’s gone? I already did know what I had, and now that she’s gone, I know even more. A.S. King
“ What occurs to me at this second is this: There is a huge world out there. I only know my dumb family and my dumb house and my dumb school and my dumb job. But there is a huge world out there…and most… A.S. King
“ By shooting the darkest areas three zones lighter, you turned a black, lifeless max black zone 0 into a zone 3. I think, in life, most of us did this all the time. A.S. King
“ I wish for world peace, because it's about as likely to occur anything else I can wish for. A.S. King
“ Even though I know that breaking your brain is the same as breaking your arm, I'm still ashamed that my brain is broken. A.S. King
“ Look at our culture. Look at the computer-enhanced people we compare ourselves to. Look at the expensive cars and trinkets we're all supposed to have. Look at how many people are wrapped up in that! I… A.S. King
“ She talks about how she can't exercise because of the ailments-a bad back, sore knees, breathing difficulties-all caused by her weight gain. A.S. King
“ After I lie there for a while, I realize that Dad isn't every going to do anything but be there to drive us home from the airport. And cook. And if I want something bigger to change, it's up to me. I'… A.S. King
“ I'm sorry, but I don't get it. If we're supposed to ignore everything that's wrong with our lives, then I can't see how we'll ever make things right. A.S. King
“ Some of you have it ingrained in you. You weren't born with it. No baby has hate for anything. We were all babies once, right? This little guy doesn't care what country you were born in or what religi… A.S. King
“ I can't help seeing a cage for what it is. Sure, it protects the bulb, but maybe if people weren't so careless, then nothing would need to be caged. A.S. King
