Every time a character enters or exits, the relationships between the remaining characters changes. So should the dialogue.

Characters do not speak unless they want something. Each speaking character has an agenda. Every line they say out loud advances that agenda.

Because that’s what being dead means,” Andy says. “It’s the zenit of ‘never’. Never again, never this, never that. You don’t come back from never. You can’t enjoy never. You just sit there, not existing, not listening to your favorite songs or eating you favorite foods. Never.

Not guilty doesn’t mean you’re innocent.

I’m the girl nobody knows until she commits suicide. Then suddenly everyone had a class with her.

I should slap you.”“But it might turn me on, and then what?

A good rock band is like a great lover. Their rhythms simultaneously jolt and calm you. They know when and where to tease you to make it feel the best, how to draw from you the ultimate pleasure.

Friends are how God apologizes for your family."---Mike

I'm the girl nobody knows until she commits suicide. Then suddenly everyone had a class with her.