Since I Was A Small Child, I

Humiliation, By The Way, Is A Truly Terrible Emotion. It's At The Bottom Of The Pile.

No Matter When You Were Born Or Where, Puberty Is The Same. It's The Same For Your Parents As It Is For You - What's Happening In Your Body Dictates Everything.

Luck Doesn't Shine Her Light On Each Of Us Equally. She Is Arbitrary, Irrational, Unfair And Sometimes Downright Cruel.

Another Funny Thing About Having Friends Was That They Expected Things Of You. They Made You Want To Not Be A Terrible, Awful, Execrable Person. They Made You Feel Worse When You Were One. It Was A Lot Easier Not To Have Any Friends.

As Pathetic As It Was, She'd Rather Hold On To The Possibility Of Something Perfect Than Be Hit With The Reality Of Nothing Much.