Eternity bids thee to forget.

YOU are valuable and rare and worthy of love.

I realized during my time as a chaplain that I didn't want to be a minister.

Oh, my god," Augustus said. "i can't believe i have a crush on a girl with such cliché wishes." "i was thirteen," i said again, although of course i was only thinking "crush crush crush crush crush". I was flattered but changed the subject immediately.

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

We were sitting there on the couch together, and he pushed himself up to go but then fell back down onto the couch and sneaked a kiss onto my cheek. “Augustus!” I said. “Friendly,” he said. He pushed himself up again and really stood this time, then took two steps over to my mom and said, “Always a pleasure to see you,” and my mom opened her arms to hug him, whereupon Augustus leaned in and kissed my mom on the cheek. He turned back to me. “See?” he asked.

I kept it for myself like a keepsake, as if sharing the memory might lead to its dissipation.