“The smoke burns slightly down my throat and to my lungs. I focus on this, and empty my head, empty the images of Skyes beautiful face all bruised up. In the end, I cant even give her what shes righ...”

“I listen closely to her breathing getting slower, deeper until her hand settles over my heart, only beating for her. Duke”

“Therapy cant erase scars, it only makes it easier to live with them. Duke”

“Its a matter of when Ill stop fighting. Duke”

“At this very moment with my girl in my arms, I feel like theres nothing I cant do for her, for us. Duke”

“At least, for once I was there for her. I didnt fail her. She wasnt alone. Duke”

“They will hate you if you are beautiful. They will hate you if you are successful. They will hate you if you are right. They will hate you if you are popular. They will hate you when you get attent...”

“But even when I stop crying, even when we fall asleep and I'm nestled in his arms, this will leave another scar. No one will see it. No one will know. But it will be there. And eventually all of th...”

“Cinderella was such a dork. She left behind her glass slipper at the ball and then went right back to her step-monster's house. It seems to me she should have worn the glass slipper always, to make...”

“You see, in this country are a number of youths who do not like to work, and the college is an excellent place for them.”

“Sometimes the gap between what you are and what you want to be is a little piece of paper called your college degree. So jump.”

“I only want to write. And there's no college for that except life.”

“Any man's a fool who lets himself be a wage-earning slave, today.”

“If love is like a possession, maybe my letter are like my exorcisms”

“I had fallen too far. I was in love with Rush Finlay.”