It'll make you look rugged,' Mel says.
'Because I woke up this morning,' I say, 'and the one thing I realized I lacked was ruggedness.

Who cares even if I didn't?!" Conor shouted back. "They're just stupid berries. Woo-hoo, so scary. Oh, please, please, save me from the berries!"
The monster looked at him quizzically. How strange, it said. The words you say tell me you are scared of the berries, but your actions seems to suggest otherwise.

Sometimes you need things rather than just thoughts.

Death is not the end.

They're your parents. They're meant to love you because. Never in spite.

It was so much easier to be loved than to have to do any of the desperate work of loving.