“The Christmas after Mom & Dad split up, they both went crazy buying us presents. Matt, Jonny, and I were showered with gifts at home and at Dads apartment. I thought that was great. I was all in favor of my love being paid for with presents. This year all I got was a diary and a secondhand watch. Okay, I know this is corny, but this really is what Christmas is all about.”

“But she’s wrong about hell. You don’t have to wait until you’re dead to get there.”

“If God wanted a world filled with saints, He never would have created adolescence.”

“I wonder if I’ll ever have to decide which is worse, life as we’re living or no life at all.”