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.

Ted is smart and good-looking, but he doesn't use it to good effect, like a rich person that never gives to charity.

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

This is what my voice sounds like I don't need to be talking to someone else To hear it

You leave the phone on beside you as you fall asleep. I sit in my bed and listen to your breathing, until I know you are safe, until I know you no longer need me for the night.

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

Beauty comes naturally, but it's hard to be stunning by accident.