“One of the things I love about books is being able to define and condense certain portions of a character's life into chapters. It's intriguing, because you can't do this with real life. You can't ...”

“I wanted to cry because I needed you there with me so bad. I knew in that moment that I was in love with you. I was in love with the way you loved me. When you wrapped your arms around me and held ...”

“You wanted to lick my face the first time you saw me? Is that usually what you do when youre attracted to guys? I shake my head. Not your face, your dimple. And no. Youre the only guy Ive ever had ...”

“I'm really hoping hes being genuine because I can already tell he isn't the kind of guy a girl gets a simple crush on. Hes the kind of guy you fall hard for, and the thought of that terrifies me. I...”

“No, Sky. You didn't tell her everythingyou told you everything. Those things happened to you, not to someone else. They happened to Hope. They happened to Sky. They happened to the best friend that...”

“The things that knock you down in life are tests, forcing you to make a choice between giving in and remaining on the ground or wiping the dirt off and standing up even taller than you did before y...”

“Does he treat you with respect at all times? That's the first question. The second question is, if he is the exact same person twenty years from now that he is today, would you still want to marry ...”

“and that's where love finds you... in the tragedies.”

“I'm really hoping hes being genuine because I can already tell he isn't the kind of guy a girl gets a simple crush on. Hes the kind of guy you fall hard for, and the thought of that terrifies me. I...”

“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 already tell he isn't the kind of guy a girl gets a simple crush on. He's the kind of guy you fall hard for, and the thought of that terrifies me.”

“You probably faked passing out the other day, just so you could be carried in my hot, sweaty, manly arms.”

“You have to let it go. You can hold on to the hate and the love and even the bitterness, but you have to go of the blame. The blame is what's tearing you down, babe." -Sky”