Don't take life too seriously Punch it in the face when it needs a good hit Laugh at it

We try so hard to hide everything we're really feeling from those who probably need to know our true feelings the most. People try to bottle up their emotions, as if it's somehow wrong to have natural reactions to life.

I look at my reflection in the mirror and I see a girl who desperately wants to forgive a boy, but not without a hell of a lot of grovelling first.

I want to be your soulmate, even if I don't believe in them.

I'm Tetris, Silas. All my pieces and parts are going to fit into all of your pieces and parts.

When I published my first novel, Slammed, I included lyrics at the beginning of each chapter from one of my favorite bands, The Avett Brothers. The overwhelmingly positive response from readers to those lyrics really surprised me.

Every single person that spent a few bucks to buy a book that I wrote deserves a big thank you from my whole family.