Once upon a time, I did not live in Shady Pines. Once upon a time, my name was not Alice. Once upon a time, I didn't know how lucky I was.

Three life lessons: 1.No one will see you. 2.No one will say anything. 3.No one will save you.

I'll always remember taking your hand and telling you that everything would be okay.

All the things I've thought about love are true. It's beautiful and terrible and it doesn't make things perfect. It ends things, and it brings beginnings. This is mine.

My father looked like he was having a stroke— not that Mel seemed to notice because he just kept talking. “Patrick needs a ride. No car, you know, and so I figured, hey, I can pick up some gas money.” He laughed. No one else did, and now Patrick looked like he was trying to push himself inside the door and hide.

Little Alice, all hollowed out, so easy to smash into a million little pieces.

Cute" is one of those words people use when they know you're smart enough to realize "you've got so much personality" means "you're ugly.