We are so used to releasing words. We don't know what to do with them if they stay.

Sometimes memory tricks you. Sometimes beauty is best when it's distant.

The boy I just kissed is talking to my father. The boy I want to kiss again is waiting for my mother to serve pancakes. I must fight the urge to freak.

You know, I'd get a tattoo with your name on it. Only, I want you to have the freedom to change your name if you want to.

That's the problem with having a moral code. We want to destroy the jerkish part of the jerks, but we want to save the human being underneath.

People read vampire novels and say, Oh I want to read another vampire novel. People read fantasy, and theyre like, Oh I love fantasy. I dont know that people are necessarily finishing Hunger Games and immediately wanting to read another dystopian tale.

Making love without noise is like playing a muted piano-fine for practice, but you cheat yourself out of hearing the glorious results.