It was like we were all so busy trying to be happy or saying we were happy, but underneath there was nothing but bitterness, the kind that could only be bled out in ink, in unspoken word.

The heart is a place with worm holes made by feelings you aren't supposed to have but do.

Kate, don't be like that. You know I only did so well because I yearn-see, SAT word- to follow you to college and steal your heart." "Uh-huh. Too bad for you I don't plan on attending clown college." He grinned. "Only you would ignore the incredibly sweet thing I just said." "Only you would describe one of your asinine comments as incredibly sweet.

And you… do you know what you are?” “Stupid?” “Beautiful,” he says, his face turning red.

Things... well, things suck sometimes. And sometimes you can fix it. And sometimes you can't. It's just the way it is.

I didn’t want to see it. I didn’t think he’d ever really notice me, and in the end, he didn’t.

I wish it had never happened because then I wouldn't think about it as I'm falling asleep.