Mel

“Smile. Nod. Say
something witty
before he finds
out what an incredible
geek you are.”
― Ellen Hopkins, Crank

“The things that make you a functional citizen in society - manners, discretion, cordiality - don't necessarily make you a good writer. Writing needs raw truth, wants your suffering and darkness on the table, revels in a cutting mind that takes no prisoners...”
― Natalie Goldberg, Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir

“Someone was looking at me, a disturbing sensation if you're dead.”
― Laura Whitcomb, A Certain Slant of Light

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
― Dr. Seuss