The look that passes between Jeffrey and Kimber right then feels like it requires a swell of cheesy music in the background. Aw, I think. Baby brother's in love. I also find this kind of gross.

Our purpose on this earth is not one single event, an accomplishment we can check off a list. There is no test. No passing or failing. There's only us, each moment shaping who we are, into what we will become.

We think of happiness as something we can take. But usually it comes from being content with what we have, and accepting ourselves.

Clara," he says, my name sounding different somehow when it passes through his lips. "I'll miss you.

Writers have superpowers.

I feel like Cinderella sitting in the middle of the road with a pumpkin and a couple of mice, while Prince Charming charges off to rescue some other chick.

I think the birds in the area are dying laughing watching me try not to crash.