Billy

"Literature is reading books with words in them."

"Politics is when grown-ups argue about things that don't affect their candy supply."

"War is never good, even when it's between me and Mandy."

"Motivation is when you really want something badly enough to work for it."

"Inspiration comes from weird places, like nightmares and lunch."

"Relationships mean spending time with people you like enough to tolerate."

"Solitude is nice until you get bored and need someone to talk to."

"The best part about growing up is that you might get more allowance."

"I wish I had a pet that was cool and not trying to eat me."

"School teaches you stuff you'll forget immediately after the test."

"If you think about it too hard, nothing makes sense anymore."

"Happiness is temporary but ice cream is permanent."

"My mom makes the best potato salad, which is probably why people are afraid of her."

"Sometimes I wonder if monsters have feelings too."

"The playground is where real adventures happen."

"I like Mandy even though she's mean to me, which I guess is what friendship is."

"Dead things are just things that stopped working."

"If you jump off something high enough, you'll either fly or fall."

"Candy tastes better when you're not supposed to have it."

"The dark is scary, but so is the light if you stare at it long enough."

"I learned that germs are everywhere, which is why I don't wash my hands."

"Adults always say money doesn't matter, then they worry about it constantly."

"If you believe hard enough, maybe your bad grade will change."

"The best dreams are the ones where you wake up and they're still happening."

"I like when things stay the same forever."

"Mandy says I'm stupid, but I've survived more stuff than most people."

"Sometimes the scariest things turn out to be the nicest things."

"If you sit really still and quiet, you can hear the world spinning."

"I think bugs are beautiful in their own disgusting way."

"Time is weird because it feels fast when you're having fun and slow when you're bored."