How foolish it is to run away with a man who's already run away with someone else.

Just when you think you've got your life by the reins, that's when it's most likely to run away with you.

So much of the language of love was like that: you devoured someone with your eyes, you drank in the sight of him, you swallowed him whole. Love was substance, broken down and beating through your bloodstream.

In books, you always know what's coming next. There are no surprises.

Her mouth is always on the verge of a smile. It makes her look like there's always something amazing she needs to tell me, even when it's just hello.

Although you hadn't asked why, it had less to do with you not noticing than with you not wanting to hear the answer.

Polar north can't get away from a magnet; the magnet finds it, no matter what.