Guys can smell desperation. It triggers an instinct in them to run far and fast so they aren't around when a woman starts peeling apart her heart.

The only things you can truly love after such a short time are ice cream flavors and comfortable shoes.

"Women," he said in disgust. I wasn't sure whether we was referring to me or nuns.

People weren't firecrackers who burst into the night sky with brilliance and glory, and a moment later faded away to nothing. Our souls had to be more lasting than that.

You need to be more careful, or you could hurt yourself.

I didn't bother to explain about the glitter in my hair. I figured they could think it was a family trait. We all glittered, just like the Cullens in Twilight.

The only wishes that will ever change you are the kind that may, at any moment, eat you whole.