“And then he winked.Jeez, I thought my heart would explode on the spot. The last time a guy winked at me was years ago, and thatd been a creepy mall Santa.”

“Lilac curled her upper lip in a dead-eyed sneer, and it made my skin crawl. The girl looked like she might fillet me and have me for a snack later. She made the Dale R. Fielding High School Cheer S...”

“Surely there was at least one other girl on campus not sporting a French pedicure (do girls really think were fooled by the little white lines painted across their toenails?), who had some black in...”

“I am roots in the earth. I am water that flows. I am grounded. I am Watcher.”

“You see, in this country are a number of youths who do not like to work, and the college is an excellent place for them.”

“Sometimes the gap between what you are and what you want to be is a little piece of paper called your college degree. So jump.”

“I only want to write. And there's no college for that except life.”

“History has been written, but it has not always been right or complete.”

“I want to kiss you again, Tess.Why?He chuckled, low under his breath. Why? Because youre beautiful, and because I want you. And I think you want me too.”

“With every breath I take, I will always love you.”