everyone in our school has afterschool activities. mine is going home.

Why do we feel the need to disconnect in order to connect?

We remember what it was like to meet someone new. We remember what it was like to grant someone possibility. You look out from your own world and then you step into his, not really knowing what you’ll find there, but hoping it will be something good. Both Ryan and Avery are doing this. You step into his world and you don’t even realize your loneliness is missing. You’ve left it behind, and you don’t notice because you have no desire to turn back.

I asked you what you wanted and you said you didn't want anything. And I told you I wasn't planning on giving you anything; I was planning on giving you something.

This, I think, is how people survive: Even when horrible things have been done to us, we can still find gratitude in one another.

Falling in love with someone doesn’t mean you know any better how they feel. It only means you know how you feel.

The clock always ticks. There are times you don't hear it, and there are times that you do.