“Art doesn't depend on suffering. That's a crock. It's about discipline. Showing up to do the thing you do. It's about watching and listening to the world and telling the truth with your own voice. It's about learning from what other people make, whether it's good or bad. And the most important thing? It's about taking care of yourself. So you can keep making and finishing your shit, for as long as you can.”

“I've always loved Halloween: the one day of the year when you can blatantly dress as your number-one obsession and people will smile instead of snicker.”

“What she has is effortlessly remarkable, the kind of gift you only feel the weight of if it's something you don't have but dearly want.”

“Time flies when you're fulfilling your ambitions in a completely unexpected way.”

“They are kissing—finally, extravagantly, like it's the first thirty seconds of a kissing competition and they can't imagine they'll ever get tired.”

“Electricity crackles from her lips to mine and I'm stunned it's not visible.”

“The way she says kiss, it sounds different. Like she invented the word specifically for the song.”

“The threat of failure shouldn't kill the fun of dreaming.”

“I want you back because... I like being with you more than anyone else. And because when I make you laugh I feel like the coolest person on the planet. And because we get each other in like, every possible way, and you don't know that's a huge deal until you grow up and meet a fuckload of people and you realize how rare that is.”

“Passion is never pathetic.”

“Music is always the first thing I notice when I go someplace new.”