But I need to wake up somehow. Or maybe not. Maybe it’s best to get through the day half-asleep. Maybe that’s the only way to get through today.

After all, how often do we get a second chance?

Everything...affects everything

It's up to the reader to decipher the code, or the words, based on everything they know about life and emotions.

I'm listening to someone give up. Someone I knew—someone I liked. I'm listening... but still, I'm too late.

And in high school, people are always watching so there's always a reason to pose.

Hannah wasn't my first kiss, but the first kiss that mattered: the first kiss with someone who mattered. (pg 222).