And maybe it is only by finding yourself that you can feel the true intensity of becoming close to another person.

I want to write my life. I want to be able to write my life. You are a second away from saying it. You have no idea how much I love you.

Holden Caulfield is the embodiment of what we mean by the phrase “young adult” – too young to be a grown-up, but too wise to the world to be completely innocent. He’s caught in the in-between, and that in-between is what all young adult authors write about.

But the thing about a cry for help is that someone else needs to be around to hear it.

Music is everywhere. It’s in the air between us, waiting to be sung.

But I guess you don't see the planets when you're staring at the sun. You just get blinded.

We always see our worst selves. Our most vulnerable selves. We need someone else to get close enough to tell us we’re wrong. Someone we trust.