Books—they weren't ladders out of the abyss, but they were companions.

So she became impulsive, scared by her inaction into perpetual action. When the Eagle confronted her with the expulsion, maybe she blurted out Marya's name because it was the first that came to mind, because in that moment she didn't want to get expelled and she couldn't think past that moment. She was scared, sure. But more importantly, maybe she'd been scared of being paralyzed by fear again. ~Miles/Pudge on Alaska, pg 120-121

I have two kinds of Facebook friends: Those who know what 'DFTBA' means, and those who don't.

According to the conventions of the genre, Augustus Waters kept his sense of humor till the end, did not for a moment waiver in his courage, and his spirit soared like an indomitable eagle until the world itself could not contain his joyous soul.

Ya gotta live somewhere, but also you GET to live somewhere.

Y'all smoke to enjoy it. I smoke to die.

In the dark beside me, she smelled of sweat and sunshine and vanilla.