Augustus," I said. "Really. You don't have to do this." "Sure I do," he said. "I found my Wish." "God, you're the best," I told him. "I bet you say that to all the boys who finance your international travel," he answered.

I feel like, like, how you matter is defined by the things that matter to you. You matter as much as the things that matter to you.

Our role as humans is to recognize the complexity of others.

But you know what they say about Gutshot: the population never goes up and never goes down, because every time a woman gets pregnant, a man leaves town.

To be abandoned like that! Shut out when you most need to be loved.

Colder by the hour, more dead with every breath.

She fell apart because that's what happens.