"Back when I was a competitive swimmer, I used to dream of going to the Olympics. But then I changed my mind, once I found out how expensive the tickets are."
"We all have to have something to hold on to, even if it’s our own torso."
"There’s truth in only having a bicycle seat. I used to skip class and just hold it out in the hallway. When teachers would ask me what I was doing, I’d hold it up and say, “Sorry I’m late."
"She had two lips like strawberries, and the seeds gave her kisses texture. I preferred kissing her over two scoops of vanilla ice cream."
"I remember I laughed so hard I cried. But my response was half appropriate, because I was at a funeral."
"Books allow you to take flight, unlike the chicken wings I stapled to my back before eating them."