“The words come out of my mouth, but they dont sound like me. I dont sound like me. Probably because I know its all lies. But I can see that theyre lies that Reeve believes. He swallows them whole. ...”

“An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. a burn for a burn. a life for a life. that's how all this got started. and that's how it's going to end.”

“Im clenching my fists so tight my fingernails leave red crescent moons on my skin. I feel a surge, a heat roar up inside me. As bad as Im hurting now, hell hurt ten times worse. Thats the only thin...”

“Ive fallen for the one person I shouldnt have. For the boy who broke Marys heart. For Rennies one true love. For Alexs best friend.It has to end here. Now.”

“Reeve shakes his head and exhales loudly. Thats not what Im saying and you know it! He looks away. Can you just . . . can you go get dressed and come with me and well talk about it later? My moms e...”

“It's crazy, how similar we are. Here's both of us, working through our stuff, trying to make something positive out of something really bad.”

“...I do come home at Christmas. We all do, or we all should. We all come home, or ought to come home, for a short holiday - the longer, the better - from the great boarding-school, where we are for...”

“He went to the church, and walked about the streets, and watched the people hurrying to and for, and patted the children on the head, and questioned beggars, and looked down into the kitchens of ho...”

“The Christmas presents once opened are Not So Much Fun as they were while we were in the process of examining, lifting, shaking, thinking about, and opening them. Three hundred sixty-five days late...”