The State of Us

We still have a lot of story left, Dre, but you're quickly becoming one of my favorite books.

Straight people, he thinks, probably don't spend this much time convincing themselves they're straight.

It seemed that my mother's unconditional love might come with conditions after all.

The best friendships don't need grand gestures or lots of weeping and begging for forgiveness because the best friendships are never really broken, only a little bent for a time.

Every monster was a person first

I tried to come up with an answer that wouldn't sound cheesy, but honesty often carries a whiff of cheese.

I love to paint,” Dre said. “My style is sort of what it’d look like if a cubist was beaten to death by an impressionist.

The internet gives a voice to marginalized people who are usually ignored when they speak. But the speed at which that shit travels discourages deep reflection and rewards shouting the fastest and loudest.

But trying to understand people we disagree with is how we learn and grow.