You think fairy tales are only for girls? Here's a hint - ask yourself who wrote them. I assure you, it wasn't just the women. It's the great male fantasy - all it takes is one dance to know that she's the one. All it takes is the sound of her song from the tower, or a look at her sleeping face. And right away you know - this is the girl in your head, sleeping or dancing or singing in front of you. Yes, girls want their princes, but boys want their princesses just as much. And they don't want a very long courtships. They want to know immediately.

School is school-she wants it to be over, but she's afraid of it being over, because then she'll have to figure out what comes next.

The minute I knew I was in love was the minute when there was no question about it.

I am learning that a life isn't real unless someone else knows its reality. And I want my life to be real.

There has to be a moment at the beginning where you wonder whether you’re in love with the person or in love with the feeling of love itself. If the moment doesn’t pass, that’s it—you’re done. And if the moment does pass, it never goes that far. It stands in the distance, ready for whenever you want it back. Sometimes it’s even there when you thought you were searching for something else, like an escape route, or your lovers’ face.

Putting up with the fear of being with the wrong person because you can't deal with the fear of being alone.

It would be too easy to say that I feel invisible. Instead, I feel painfully visible, and entirely ignored.