Sometimes it's a good idea to think about what you want from a situation, and try to get it, rather than just blurt out the first thing that comes into your head.

Because on some level, even though it never turns out to be true, and even though I should know better, I still expect life to be like the movies.

It is better to be alone, she figures, than to be with someone who can't see who you are. It is better to lead than to follow. It is better to speak up than stay silent. It is better to open doors than to shut them on people. She will not be simple and sweet. She will not be what people tell her to be. That Bunny Rabbit is dead.

Secrets are more powerful when people know you've got them," said Mr. Sutton. "You show them the tiniest edge of your secret, but the rest you keep under wraps.

What if we could stop being different colors, different backgrounds, and just be in love?

Love is when you have a really amazing piece of cake, and it’s the very last piece, but you let him have it.

It shattered something inside me that hadn't been broken before.