“..."Like -- there's that whole think they tell you on planes, about pu...” — Elise Bryant Quote

“..."Like -- there's that whole think they tell you on planes, about putting on your own mask first. Well, l've been putting on everyone's mask -- multitasking, all at the same time -- so none of these goddamn things are secured properly and we're all passing out in the aisles.”

“Nice to meet you, too. And thank you for ruining your pants for me.”

“...I almost don't recognize her walking up to the stage. Her face is free of all makeup, and she's wearing a simple dress in a color that can best be described as dirty dishwater. With her bleached hair pulled back into a limp braid and sickly pale skin, she looks like some weird Instagram filter sucked all the color out of her.”

“Oh, um...thank you, Trisha." I choke out. "That's really nice of you.”

“..."I'll have the IPA. Thank you, Carl.”

“My friend Jasmine says I have resting bitch face.”

“Intimacy requires courage because risk is inescapable. We cannot know at the outset how the relationship will affect us. Like a chemical mixture, if one of us is changed, both of us will be. Will we grow in self-actualization, or will it destroy us? The one thing we can be certain of is that if we let ourselves fully into the relationship for good or evil, we will not come out unaffected.”

“Trust in someone means that we no longer have to protect ourselves. We believe we will not be hurt or harmed by the other, at least not deliberately. We trust his or her good intentions, though we know we might be hurt by the way circumstances play out between us. We might say that hurt happens; it’s a given of life. Harm is inflicted; it’s a choice some people make.”

“Oh for God's sake,' Heather said, 'I wish you two would just go out, fail miserably as a couple, and get it over with.”

“I hadn't believe in god since I was about ten and still envisioned Mr. Rogers when I prayed, but the years followed my mother's passing were suspiciously charmed.”

“Moreover, in conversations with women, men do most of the talking (Haas,”