He doesn’t just look upset—he looks newly blind. There is such loss in his eyes, and it permeates every other part of his body.

There is no reason that we should ever be ashamed of our bodies or ashamed of our love.

Feeling someone else's anger is bad; being left alone is worse.

I had forgotten this about love: how the simple things- the turn away, the turn towards- could be so complicated, and how the complicated things- the stolen night, the right words- could be so simple.

Let’s make plans,” I ventured. And Sofia smiled and said, “No, let’s leave it to chance.

You have to believe there are kisses and laughs and risks worth taking.

this blue shirt i have is practically the same color as my jeans, and looking all-blue is something only cookie monster can pull off.