I imagine how cool it would be if all small talk wasn't lies.

If his voice hasn't been the melody of my life, it's been the bass line, so subtle you don't notice it until it's missing.

Many people have a novel inside them, but most don't bother to get it out.

We all want to know what went wrong, even when there isn't really an answer to that question.

What being home-schooled has taught me, more than anything, is what a waste of a life high school is.

Coop kissed me deeply, drawing my breath from me in a long, sweet ribbon. "Perhaps I haven't mentioned it, but I'm an expert when it comes to first steps." Are you," I said. "Then tell me how." You close your eyes," Coop answered, "and jump.

He knew that there was a difference between something that makes you happy and something that doesn’t make you unhappy. The trick was convincing yourself these were one and the same.