No," I said. And maybe it was only because Alaska couldn't hit the brakes and I couldn't hit the accelerator.

He wasn't perfect or anything. He wasn;t your fairytale prince charming or whatever. He tried to be like that sometimes,but i liked him best when that stuff fell away.

In the end, what makes a book valuable is not the paper it's printed on, but the thousands of hours of work by dozens of people who are dedicated to creating the best possible reading experience for you.

When you acknowledge that there is nothing repulsive or unforgivable or shameful about yourself, it becomes easier to be that authentic person and feel like you're living a less performed life.

Why don’t we break up? I guess I stay with her because she stays with me. And that’s not an easy thing to do.

Just remember that sometimes, the way you think about a person isn't the way they actually are... People are different when you can smell them and see them up close.

So dawn goes down today... Nothing gold can stay. -- Robert Frost