He knew he couldn't tell stories, that he always included extraneous details & tangents that interested only him.

You will go to the paper towns and never come back.

Those of us who frequent the band room have long suspected that Becca maintains her lovely figure by eating nothing but the souls of kittens and the dreams of impoverished children.

That's how writing works, at least for me: even the stuff that doesn't work out gets funneled into the stuff that does work out.

sometimes it's okay to cheat on things - but don't ever cheat on people. because once you start, it's very hard to stop. you find out how easy it is to do.

Is it still cool to go to the mall?' she asked. 'I take quite a lot of pride in not knowing what's cool,' I answered.

Reading a good book helps us to feel un-alone.