That Was The Worst Part

You Used," He Said, And Then Took A Sharp Breath, "to Call Me Augustus.

We Imagine People As Animals Or Gods. -but She Was Just A Person, A Girl.

The Thought Of You Being Removed From The Rotation Is Not Funny To Me.

All Along — Not Only Since She Left, But For A Decade Before — I Had Been Imagining Her Without Listening, Without Knowing That She Made As A Poor A Window As I Did. And So I Could Not Imagine Her As A Person Who Could Feel Fear, Who Could Feel Isolated In A Roomful Of People, Who Could Be Shy About Her Record Collection Because It Was Too Personal To Share. Someone Who Might Have Read Travel Books To Escape Having To Live In The Town That So Many People Escape To. Someone Who — Because No One Thought She Was A Person — Had No One To Really Talk To.

The Human Tongue Is Like Wasabi: It's Very Powerful, And Should Be Used Sparingly.