“God, I felt as if I had just been flattened by Elmer the elephant.”

“Quiet, she hissed at me, her voice shockingly aggressive for such a small person. Otherwise, Ill shut you up myself.”

“I was just thinking that it would be nice if, for once in a while, life made things easier, I told him, feeling annoyed. Why does life have to throw impossible tasks at us all the time for crying o...”

“Clearly, this was another thing I needed to add to the: repetitive cycle of things that were constantly happening in my life list, which currently contained fainting and my ability to find trouble.”

“Wellits whether you want to face certain death by taking a risk on the other route or almost certain death by scaling the walls? she replied. Therefore, for me, considering our options, its a no br...”

“Man Im hot, I exclaimed, fanning myself. The combination of climbing out of the cave and the sun meant that I was perspiring like crazy. Why thank you, retorted Blaine, smirking. Im pleased that my...”

“I'd rather die on my own terms than live on theirs. I'd rather die loving Alex than live without him.”

“At first we had so much to catch up on we were talking a hundred words a second, barely even listening to the ends of one another's sentences before moving onto the next. And there was laughing. Lo...”

“I felt his other hand sear hot against my cheek. He bent his head, and in a voice that Jack couldnt hear, said, When you came down the stairs, and fell into me, that was the moment. Then his lips p...”

“You don't have to be afraid of falling. Just close your eyes, let go, and know that I'll always be here with arms outstretched, ready to catch you.”

“I couldn't see anything beyond this. Beyond her. Beyond us. (Blaine)”

“You don't have to be afraid of falling. Just close your eyes, let go, and know that I'll always be here with arms outstretched, ready to catch you.”

“Some experiences are universal. A girl is a girl whether she lives in West Omaha or Sweet Valley. Books are often far more than books.”

“A half-read book is a half-finished love affair.”

“The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,And all the sweet serenity of books”