I should have known it. You still have those chocolate-kiss eyes.

Ten, I thought, he's definitely a ten

He can't remeber who he is or where he lives." "Well that's convenient." "Not when it rains.

Some people fall head over heels. Other people begin to fall without even knowing it—love grows like a spring flower beneath last autumn’s leaves and catches them by surprise.

Nick? Nick Hurley?" I asked, laughing. He took back his hat. "You'll be sorry to hear I don't make gross faces as much as I used to. Now I'd rather smile at girls." "I noticed" He waved his hat around as if he was trying to dry it, his green eyes sparkling at me, as full of fun and trouble as when he was in elementary school. I realxed.

People fear anyone who differs from what is considered normal, and in a small town the idea of normal can be as narrow as the streets.

...you canʹt always choose how you love a person. Love isnʹt logical or fair. It just happens.