She knew she could not be Jem for Will. No one could. But slowly the hollow places in his heart were filling in.

My boyfriend always says that if it weren't for him I'd probably get rid of my apartment and live nowhere, and he's right.

He'd felt like a jack-o-lantern for the past few days, as if his guts had been yanked out with a fork and dumped in a heap while a grinning smile stayed plastered on his face.

I have a feeling you're right, Sherwin.' 'Simon. My name is Simon.

Sometimes when you cannot decide what to do, you pretend to be a character in a book, because it is easier to decide what they would do"-Cassandra Clare

The best lies are based on the truth, at least in part

... love given without free will or truthfulness wasn't love at all.