i have never had anybody talk to me like this. this is not a flirty sixth-grade phone call or bantering with friends or words passed in a note. i feel that if my soul could talk it would talk like this.

I never felt the urge to jump off a bridge, but there are times I have wanted to jump out of my life, out of my skin.

You can't know what it is like for us now--you will always be one step behind. Be thankful for that. You can't know what it was like for us then--you will always be one step ahead. Be thankful for that, too.

I wonder if it's possible to start a new relationship without hurting someone else.

elliptical, adj. The kiss I like the most is one of the slow ones. It’s as much breath as touch, as much no as yes. You lean in from the side, and I have to turn a little to make it happen.

I never understood why anyone would have sex on the floor. Until I was with you and I realized: you don't realize you're on the floor.

I still don’t know if this is a good quality or a bad one, to be able to be in the moment and then step out of it.