it was possible to grow up in an instant, that you could look down and see the line in the sand dividing your life now from what it used to be.

As it turns out, you can function while your heart is being torn to shreds.

Until this moment, I had not realized that someone could break your heart twice, along the very same fault lines.

I may not have a degree, but I certainly got an education.

It still hurts," she whispered. "Even when you're doing it for someone else, that doesn't stop your ribs from getting cracked, or your wrist swelling, or your cuts from bleeding.

I think her flaws make me love her even more. She's not perfect, but she's perfect to me

Even the most beautiful things can be toxic.