“ I discovered the bleeding when he licked my hand and left a swath of blood behind, death's autograph. Augusten Burroughs
“ I know now: what is is all that matters. Not the thing you know is meant to be, not what could be, not what should be, not what ought to be, not what once was.Only the is. Augusten Burroughs
“ The more time I spent at the Finches', the more I realized what a waste of my life this school crap was. It was nothing but a holding tank for kids without bigger plans or ideas. Augusten Burroughs
“ I didn't begin life hating my grandmother. Like every child, I adored her. Until I formed a brain and got to know her. Augusten Burroughs
“ Was I heartbroken or furious? I didn’t know. I did know: that’s it. Our relationship could not continue like this, out of balance, unequal.And as surely as I knew this, I knew something else: But of c… Augusten Burroughs
“ I confidently walked up to the counter, and his friends moved to the side to let me through. I handed him the note. "Happy Birthday," I said. Then I smiled and walked out of the store. I did my crossi… Augusten Burroughs
“ This is what you should know about losing someone you love. They do not travel alone. You go with them. Augusten Burroughs
“ It's a wonder I'm even alive. Sometimes I think that. I think that I can't believe I haven't killed myself. But there's something in me that just keeps going on. I think it has something to do with to… Augusten Burroughs
“ I'm lonely. And I'm lonely in some horribly deep way and for a flash of an instant, I can see just how lonely, and how deep this feeling runs. And it scares the shit out of me to be this lonely becaus… Augusten Burroughs
“ If you believe suicide will bring you peace, or at the very least just an end to everything you hate- you are displaying self-caring behavior. You are still able to actively seek solutions to your pro… Augusten Burroughs
“ I love you," she said, and I knew she meant it because she spoke the words from the heart at the center of her chest. This, at least, had not been left behind at the hospital. Augusten Burroughs
“ ...Trying is not the same as being. Trying flies in a circle around the moment and *being* is inside of it. Augusten Burroughs
“ And we were married and all the windows were open but the smell of flowers was so thick and sickly sweet. I felt like I might choke to death. Augusten Burroughs
“ I nodded again, but I knew I would not grow up to drive a bulldozer. It would be awful to be dirty all day like these men. I didn't say it, but at best I would keep one in the backyard, like a goat. Augusten Burroughs
“ It may seem to you that your life is over now. Your future without the person you love is no future at all.Death is a head-on collision with your plans.But everything in life--the gold fillings of you… Augusten Burroughs
“ Just as I had long suspected, a person didn't really need math for anything anyway. Maybe some people did. Some limited people. Augusten Burroughs
“ Doctor, if being a bitch is healthy, then I am the healthiest damn woman on the face of the earth Augusten Burroughs
“ If you have one parent who loves you, even if they can't buy you clothes, they're so poor and they make all kinds of mistakes and maybe sometimes they even give you awful advice, but never for one mom… Augusten Burroughs
