“Ava turned to the side, staring out into the dark. In profile, her face was suddenly tired and sad, and Cole felt the urge to wrap himself around her. To protect her from whatever was dragging her ...”

“She turned his hand over, tracing letters into his palm. IL.O.V.EY.O.U”

“Yeah... everything is images for me. Bits and pieces coming together in pictures. He grinned. I see good fortune as dragons, and... he turned the cup, pointing at a rippling shape along the edge, a...”

“Make a wish, Oliver said, gesturing to the upturned cup, and turn it clockwise three times.”

“Cole didnt see her for the rest of the weekend, and he was glad.She wasnt in class on Monday either. That made it easier.Tuesday she was still missing.”

“Make a wish,” Oliver said, gesturing to the upturned cup, “and turn it clockwise three times.”

“Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that youve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you sa...”

“As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”

“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there i...”

“Hard work is a prison sentence only if it does not have meaning.”

“I knew right then that I wanted to be a part of something that meaningful. I wanted to have something I was so passionate about that I'd be willing to risk everything for it. I wanted to know that ...”

“Do it with passion or not at all.”