You choose the end of the summer to fall in love with this guy because secretly, you don’t want it to last.

If you believe in love, you're setting yourself up to be disappointed.

The heart wants what the heart wants," she says, somewhat cryptically. I purse my lips in disapproval. "You'd think the heart would know better.

Always look like you know where you're going, even when you don't

Love is dangerous, if you know it's dangerous, that makes you treasure it, and you'll work harder to keep it.

As Im writing, certain things become clear to me and certain things begin to feel right and make sense. The pieces start to fall into place.

. . . She was obsessed with clothes and status, how she never gave a thought to being responsible for her own actions, or even what she might do for anyone else-making her the ultimate example of all that was wrong and misguided about young women today.