“Tall, dark, and hot leaned against a pillar, watching me as I took my place in line. Tousled dark hair went every which way on his head. His eyes were slitted and intense, like he might need to hav...”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“The beginning of wisdom, as they say. When you're seventeen you know everything. When you're twenty-seven if you still know everything you're still seventeen.”

“Do you know why you feel destined for something greater? Why? Kip asked, quiet, hopeful. Because youre an arrogant little shit.”

“I knew from Brianna that being beautiful wasnt all great. Brianna had changed in middle school. One day we were both seventh graders and the next, she was a supermodel who had a seventh grader for ...”