“People like to say love is unconditional, but it's not, and even if it was unconditional, it's still never free. There's always an expectation attached. They always want something in return. Like t...”

“You know I meant it. I am human. And male. And not remotely blind. Do you want me to say it again? You are distractingly, even if-that-is-not-a-real-word pretty. You are so pretty that I bullied Cl...”

“Plus, once he did the requisite double-take and recognized me, hed probably beat the crap out of any guy who looked at me in all my Snow White meets Fredericks of Hollywood glory.”

“I live in a world without magic or miracles. A place where there are no clairvoyants or shapeshifters, no angels or superhuman boys to save you. A place where people die and music disintegrates and...”

“I need to know that there's a way for people like us to end up okay. I need to know that there even is such a thing as okay, maybe even good, and it's out there and we just haven't found it yet. Th...”

“I will never forget what you did to me. I will never forgive it. I will never stop mourning what you stole from me. But I realize now I can't steal it back and I'm done spending every day trying to.”

“Loveis not leaning on each other, adjusting to fit a different size.Loveis simply two hands reached out in the darkness,saying; Ill be your light, if youll be mine.”

“...even misplaced faith can help us gain knowledge. We try to be smart about where we put our faith and we adjust as we learn more.”

“I think I’ll stay in pieces. I can shift them, rearrange, depending on the day, depending on what I need to be. I can change on a whim and be so many different girls and none of them has to be me.”

“Living a short life as a proud person is more worthwhile than living a whole century as a chameleon.”

“You know, you seem like a completely different person, now that you're with this new boyfriend. You used to look like your husband, but now you look like David. You even dress like him and talk lik...”

“You really are a chameleon, aren't you? Fitting in wherever you go."Aren't we all?" she said...”