Sometimes the darkness lives inside you, and sometimes it wins.

I don't want to just see someone's face; I want to know his shadow, too. —Jude

But there was another, secret Ruby. This one was as thin as a wisp of air, and had struggled for so long just to be. This was the one that Liam carried with him, without knowing. The one that would ride in his back pocket, whisper words of encouragement, tell him he was born to chase the light.

Yes, you are,” Chubs agreed. “But you’re our idiot, so be more careful next time.” “Cosigned,” Liam said, hooking his fingers over mine on top of the armrest.

Let's carpe the hell out of this diem.

The thing is...what they don't tell you about forgiveness is this-you don't give it for the other person's sake, but your own.

But hey, what's life without a little adversity?" That had to have been the fakest attempt at optimism since my fourth grade teacher tried reasoning that we were better off without the dead kids in our class because it'd mean more turns on the playground swings for the rest of us.