this is what i never allowed myself to need. and of course what i've been needing all along.

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

Every two people cause and intersection. Every person alters the world.

It is very hard to stay alive just for your own sake. It is very hard to stare into day after day without another familiar face staring back. It turns your heart into a purposeless muscle.

What I really want, and what I never get - is to be appreciated.

it is so unfair that he lives in ohio, because that should be close enough, but since neither of us drives and neither of us would ever in a million years say, 'hey, mom, do you want to drive me across indiana to see a boy?,' we're kind of stuck.

I never know what you really want, if I can give it to you, or if I’m already too late.