The boy I just kissed is talking to my father. The boy I want to kiss again is waiting for my mother to serve pancakes. I must fight the urge to freak.

Freedom is also about what you will allow yourself to do.

Things that matter are not easy. Feelings of happiness are easy. Happiness is not. Flirting is easy. Love is not. Saying you’re friends is easy. Being friends is not.

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.

Neophyte, n. There are millions upon millions of people who have been through this before-- why is it that no one can give my good advice?

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

You will always be my always.