“My name on his lips is a symphony. How can two simple beats of basic human language engulf me so completely? We stare at each other for a mini infinity. Im terrified of speaking and breaking the sp...”

“The right side of the screen then shows a close-up of the protestors. There are only about thirty of them, but Gods bless them they're energetic. And they have catchy picket signs, like: "Set the d...”

“Greasy burgers and fries are so much more delicious than swallowing a cow whole.”

“His gaze settles on my lips for a few seconds, then slides up to meet mine. Oh Gods, how my hearts pound. The heat of a blush sneaks up my neck and makes itself at home on my cheeks, leaving a blaz...”

“I groan but answer the call in a sing song voice."Kitty Lung, hero or terrorist, you take your pick.”

“Do you hear that? he says. You mean the crashing thunder and pounding rain? He shakes his head. I listen closely, trying to filter out the sounds of the storm. Then I hear it. A whooshing sound wit...”

“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”

“I've always said that idleness dulls the spirit. We have to keep the brain busy, or at least the hands if we don't have a brain.”

“If your workplace was somehow transplanted into the jungle and everyone was forced to survive at a very primitive level, it's safe to say that eventually your boss would rape you.”

“The beginning of wisdom, as they say. When you're seventeen you know everything. When you're twenty-seven if you still know everything you're still seventeen.”

“Do you know why you feel destined for something greater? Why? Kip asked, quiet, hopeful. Because youre an arrogant little shit.”

“I knew from Brianna that being beautiful wasnt all great. Brianna had changed in middle school. One day we were both seventh graders and the next, she was a supermodel who had a seventh grader for ...”

“There is no way of stopping death, not here. You can prolong it. But at some point, it is bound to catch up to you.”

“At some point, you just pull off the band aid and it hurts. But when it is over, you are relieved.”

“But do you think our futures are already determined for us?Why are you asking all of this? Whats going on?I let out a small laugh. Remember when we were in the hallway? He nodded. Well, Thirteen tr...”