I think my head's a minefield strewn with triggers, and maybe if I survive each explosion, what emerges from the wreckage will be me, really, truly me.

Men can be very stupid. We cease to value what we have until it's gone, and only then do we realize the gold we glimpsed in distant hills pales as dross compared to treasure we had in hand.

Maybe I was just one of those people who couldn't rest easy unless things went catastrophically wrong.

Then in the interest of full honesty, I really wish you'd kiss me right now.

Once exposed, a secret loses all its power.

I want to drag you off and hide you away,” he whispered. “Why?” “I always knew you were beautiful, but now everyone else will too. I won’t be able to keep other boys away from you, and it’ll make me crazy.

We’re bound by chains of love, but they don’t weigh us down. Instead, they allow us to be bigger and better than we are.