When Dawn looked at Vic, she saw Vic exactly as he wanted to be seen. Whereas Vic's parents couldn't help seeing who he used to be, and so many friends and strangers couldn't help seeing who he didn't want to be anymore, Dawn only saw him. Call it a blur if you want, but Dawn didn't see a blur. She saw a very distinct, very clear person.

People take love's continuity for granted, just as they take their body's continuity for granted. They don't realize that the best thing about love is its regular presence. Once you can establish that, it's an added foundation to your life.

You wanna-I dunno-get coffee or something sometime?

I want my own books to have their own shelves," you said, and that's how I knew it would be okay to live together.

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.

anchor, v.: I drift, I drift, I drift, you stay.

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