“Never, never, never. I am never going to forget you.”

“I don't want to lose youThen why are you the one that keeps letting go?”

“Let's carpe the hell out of this diem.”

“...crackers..." a voice breathed out nehind us, "yesss..."Both of us turned, watching as Chubs twisted around in his seat and settled back down, still fast asleep. I pressed a hand over my mouth to...”

“I hugged him without any kind of fear or self-consciousness, fiercely, with a rush of emotion that almost brought tears to my eyes."I could kiss you!" Chubs cried."Please don't!" I gasp out, feelin...”

“When it came to adults, it was better not to talk. They had a way of hearing one thing and processing it as something else. No reason to give them an excuse to hurt you.”

“I don't want to lose youThen why are you the one that keeps letting go?”

“Life isnt fair." I said. "Its taken me a while to get that. Its always going to disappoint you in some way or another. Youll make plans, and itll push you in another direction. You will love people...”

“Let's carpe the hell out of this diem.”

“Don't cry over someone who wouldn't cry over you.”

“Eventually something you love is going to be taken away. And then you will fall to the floor crying. And then, however much later, it is finally happening to you: youre falling to the floor crying ...”

“Weeping is not the same thing as crying. It takes your whole body to weep, and when it's over, you feel like you don't have any bones left to hold you up.”

“I can't--I can't think about anything or anyone else," he whispered. A hand drifted up, dragging back through his hair. "I can't think straight when you're around. I can't sleep. It feels like I ca...”