That's when I finally got it. I finally understood. It wasn't the thought that counted. It was the actual execution that mattered, the showing up for somebody. The intent behind it wasn't enough. Not for me. Not anymore. It wasn't enough to know that deep down, he loved me. You had to actually say it to somebody, show them you cared. And he just didn't. Not enough.

If love is like a possession, maybe my letters are like my exorcisms.

Seventeen's not so young. A hundred years ago people got married when they were practically our age." "Yeah, that was before electricity and the Internet. A hundred years ago eighteen-year-old guys were out there fighting wars with bayonets and holding a man's life in their hands! They lived a lot of life by the time they were our age. What do kids our age know about love and life?

Happiness is a Slurpee and a hot pink straw.

When you walk on the beach at night, you can say things you can't say in real life.

Looking on the bright side of life never killed anybody.

Love is scary: it changes; it can go away. That's the part of the risk. I don't want to be scared anymore.