“If there is one thing worse than self-pity, it was other people's pity.”

“I may have been buzzed last night, but I remember everything. I can't promise you that I won't want to drive you home, or kiss you like crazy again. Because I will. I do.”

“Thats the thing. Ive never met anyone like you, Tess. You think youre a no one? Youre so wrong. So wrong. You stand in a room with all the Angelas, even the Ellies. None of them can compare to you....”

“So if I was to choose? Then I choose complicated, I said, with a nod of finality. I met his eyes again in a silent challenge.I choose you.”

“He looked at me now."Remember I said, 'what if I didn't want to fix your bike?'"I remembered. "Yes...""I didn't want to fix it, because I liked driving you places.”

“What do you know? This is where it all began, he said.Began?This is exactly where I was when I wanted to kiss you, he whispered, his lips brushing along my neck causing me to melt under his touch. ...”

“The only thing worse than a boy who hates you: a boy that loves you.”

“Its bad enough to be a girl, anyway, when I like boys games and work and manners!”

“Only time can heal your broken heart. Just as only time can heal his broken arms and legs.”

“Every great love starts with a great story...”

“I knew, in the silence that followed, that anything could happen here. It might be too late: again, I might have missed my chance. But I would at least know I tried, that I took my heart and extend...”

“You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.”

“In the summer I wear shorts with a bright top and ankle boots or just sandals. I'll add a nice scarf, maybe a hat, some cool sunglasses. It's all about the accessories.”

“Summer bachelors, like summer breezes, are never as cool as they pretend to be.”

“Summer movies are spectacles that's what you pay 10 dollars to see. You want to get teased by effects sometimes. I think that will never stop. ”