“The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage.”

“It's a lot easier to understand things once you name them. It's the unknown that mostly freaks me out. I don't know the name of that fear, but I know I've got it, the fear of the unknown.”

“So, Im a bear, she explains, eyeing us all. Wait? Is Issie something?Nope, Issie pouts. All human. All the time.The coolest human ever, Devyn says, reaching down and ruffling her hair.”

“We kiss for a long time, a good long time. I dont even notice that its cold and I forget to be afraid because thats just how good a kisser he is. His lips move above my lips. My lips ache for the t...”

“His eyes are so beautiful and dark and they do look like that dogsI mean, that wolfs. They are kind and strong and a little bit something else and I like them. I like them a lot. No, I like them wa...”

“Oh. I touch my cheeks. You licked me.He laughs and leans over, giving a tiny tongue swipe to my hand. Youre very lickable.I try to hit him. He laughs harder and grabs my hands.No fair! Mere mortal ...”

“The 2ams have held my hopes all these years as I calm my nerves down for there would only be three more hours for the world to wake up to my screams and wails of excruciating pain.Probably the drug...”

“Strength to your arm, then.”

“Its true what they say, that words are the true weapons. Those who fight with steel are limited to the strength of their arm, the reach of their blade, and the timing of their strike; but those who...”

“He had a charm about him sometimes, a warmth that was irresistible, like sunshine. He planted Saffy triumphantly on the pavement, opened the taxi door, slung in his bag, gave a huge film-star wave,...”

“He promised us that everything would be okay. I was a child, but I knew that everything would not be okay. That did not make my father a liar. It made him my father.”

“1. I think what haunts many people in the world is to lose something they love, something they value, and someone they care for, for me it was my father, I was losing him when I met him. I felt lif...”

“You might as well make yourself fly as to make yourself love.”

“Those who don't jump will never fly.”

“In this world of ours, the sparrow must live like a hawk if he is to fly at all.”