"There are places where kids like me go. Sad kids, bad kids, bored kids, and lonely kids, kids that are different."
Chap. 1

"We must have looked so stupid, me being small for fifteen and him like a black giraffe on speed."
Chap. 1

"One way or another, he was checking out in two weeks, and, God help me, I wanted to protect him. More than that, I wanted to save him."
Chap. 6

"How easy to be a bird or an animal, living from day to day, unaware that you're alive, unaware that one day you'll die."
Chap. 10

"I didn't know what was happening to him. It was like he'd suddenly swallowed a sensible pill or something."
Chap. 16

"He let out a whoop of joy, and I watched him as he smoothed the water from his face and shoulders and chest, and it struck me suddenly. He was beautiful."
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