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.

Well you can't believe everything you read. After all, by definition, fiction writers lie for a living.

No wonder he has such nice teeth. They probably pay him in dental floss.

I can't believe you just did that! Are you crazy?" I gripped the steering wheel tighter. "Why do people keep asking me that?" He turned to stare at me, his eyes worried. "Who else keeps asking you that? Are any of them doctors?

Sometimes love not only lifts you to the ceiling, it also keeps your eyes there.

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

A few moments later Mom opened my door and peered in at me. "Logan Hansen is here to see you." If it had been anyone else in the world, I would have told my mother to send him away. Santa Claus himself could have shown up to explain his whereabouts since my childhood, and I would have turned him out.