A lot of true things are stupid, but that doesn't make them not true.

It may surprise you to know this, but there are children--some of them teenage boys, just like you--who actually carry on open, honest conversations with their mothers.""I find it very hard to believe that there are other teenage boys just like me." I finished my cereal and stood up. "I also find it a little terrifying.

So you went bike riding, then," she said. "Just around town? Out on the forest trails somewhere?""Yes," I said, "we went out to Forman's place."Her face twisted, eyes widening, eyebrows curling, nostrils flaring. It was her "shocked" face, with a dash of "confused." "Really?""Of course not," I said, "but the face you just made almost makes this conversation worth it.

How can it be hard and easy at the same time?” asked Omar.“It's like a really tall wall,” said Anja. “It might be hard to climb, but there's no flying crocodiles to fight off while you do it.