“Unfortunately, I am only myself. I am scared and alone and unsure, but I am practicing. I am scared and alone and unsure, but that doesn't mean I always will be. Like AJ repeating words, I can repeat being me,… — Lisa Burstein Copy Share Image
“You sure are willing to go through a lot for cigarette smoking and hand holding, " I said. "You need to try and remember that.” — Lisa Burstein Copy Share Image
“I plunged into him, kissing him like I was flame and he was wood, our tongues igniting” — Lisa Burstein Copy Share Image
“Unfortunately, I am only myself. I am scared and alone and unsure, but I am practicing. I am scared and alone and unsure, but… — Lisa Burstein Copy Share Image
“There were bright balloons flying on both sides of the porch announcing the specialness of this day. It was what balloons did best, staying… — Lisa Burstein Copy Share Image
“Maybe we were too broken to put back together. Maybe we’d been too broken to ever put together in the first place.” — Lisa Burstein Copy Share Image
“I read the following: Three local girls arrested in connection with area-wide drug-distribution ring, caught en route to the Collinsville South High Prom. "Your… — Lisa Burstein Copy Share Image
“I ran toward the solitude of the dressing room. Of course, the full length mirror would have it's own disappointments, but I would take… — Lisa Burstein Copy Share Image
“Ginny yelled through her megaphone as we worked, telling us to view the trash we picked up as a gathering of all the souls… — Lisa Burstein Copy Share Image
“I used to be nice, but nice was boring. Nice hadn’t gotten me anywhere.” — Lisa Burstein Copy Share Image
“Connor put himself between his wife and me, then put his arms around both of us. I elbowed him. "I was forced to agree… — Lisa Burstein Copy Share Image
“If snowflakes are like people, how is anyone lucky enough to find anyone in this world.” — Lisa Burstein Copy Share Image
