nachtluft

“Listen to me. I’m shy. I’m not stupid. I can’t meet people’s eyes. I don’t know if you understand what that’s like. There’s a whole world going on around me, I’m aware of that. It’s not because I don’t want to look at you, Lucinda. It’s that I don’t want to be seen.”

“Do you ever have those random nights where your brain won’t shut off, even though your body feels like five hundred pounds of exhausted.”

“Deep in my heart I know I am a loner. I have tried to blend in with the world or be more sociable, but the more people I meet the more disappointed I am. So I’ve learned to enjoy myself, my family, and a few good friends.”

“Ich wünschte, ich könnte sagen, wie es mir geht und was in mir vorgeht.”

“Memories and thoughts age, just as people do. But certain thoughts can never age, and certain memories can never fade.”

“Sometimes you just need someone to tell you you’re not as terrible as you think you are.”