We should not give away a moment to anyone who does not deserve it.

I guess forgiveness, like happiness, isn’t a final destination. You don’t one day get there and get to stay.

...wanting things for the wrong reasons can turn anyone's life into a marshmallow on a stick over a hot fire: impossibly messy and eventually consumed, one way or another.

We are thickly layered, page lying upon page, behind simple covers. And love - it is not the book itself, but the binding.

I became a writer because I love books, and I believe in their power.

I don't get why prom is like a mini-wedding these days...No one should spend that kind of money for a high school dance.

This is what happens when nice people are pushed too far. We give too many chances, and so when we've finally had enough, we are well and truly done. When a nice person shuts a door on you, it's shut for good.