“The future was one thing that could never be broken, because it had not yet had the chance to be anything.”

“We were there, together, and in the next room I could hear that monitor beeping. Keeping track of another hearts beat and giving enduring, solid proof of our own.”

“I was used to being invisible. People rarely saw me, and if they did, they never looked close. I wasn't shiny and charming like my brother, stunning and graceful like my mother, or smart and dynami...”

“He had a nice smile. Seeing it, I felt like Id won a prize, because he was so sparing with them.”

“You always think you want to be noticed. Until you are.”

“You get used to people being a certain way; you depend on it. And when they surprise you, for better or worse, it can shake you to your core.”

“When you give a present,you're giving with your heart.Never give thinking of money,or your gift will fall apart.”

“You only really fall apart in front of the people you know can piece you back together.”

“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”

“There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.”

“If I had a flower for every time I thought of you...I could walk through my garden forever.”

“Some words were left unsaid Oh Layla, as you slept peacefully in my arms, and the stars kept on peeping into the room to glance at your smile!”

“But I wasn't done. Staring into eyes that were as bright and beautiful than any tawny jewel, I said what I had never said before. And I said it with every ounce in my being behind it. "I love you, ...”