He only invited me because of you and Chase.' 'Right,' she said, following me inside. 'He's never shown the slightest interest in you before. I mean, he's never stared at you like you're the only person in the room when we're all together. Or sulked around for days because you turned him down for a dance. Or touched the sleeve of your sweater when he thinks no one's looking-' 'He's never done any of that,' I said. Then, less confidently, 'Has he?

Basically, the world is a giant shithole. But some of us are capable of imagining something better.

He can’t ground her if he’s already killed her,” I pointed out when Juliana quoted this to me. “Well, he can, but it wouldn’t have the same impact.

And Derek was... what? A pair of dark eyes that hid more than they revealed and some broad shoulders and a mouth that could be cold and thin and then suddenly widen into a generous grin just when you thought such a thing was impossible.

Value people because of who they were deep down, not because of their names or their parents’ clout.

No one's family is normal. Normalcy is a lie invented by advertising agencies to make the rest of us feel inferior.

But I know how this romantic stuff works: one girl's perfect guy is another girl's reject. And right now I'm glad of it.