I always tell the truth, Stella replies. Although I sometimes confuse the facts.

Human humour often consists of pretending to wish something does not really wish.

Right now I would give all the yogurt raisins in all the world for a heart made of ice.

And oh, god, how could so much regret and so much sweetness and so much sadness all be present in that single moment. I was already dead and missing my unlived life. I was already dead and Tobias was mourning. I tried to smile. For him.

Battles that involve oatmeal are just never going to end up being historic, you know?" Jake went on. "Gettysburg? No major oatmeal involvement. The Battle of Midway? Neither side used oatmeal. Desert Storm? No oatmeal.

I think that in many ways, just as forgiveness is impossible without love, sometimes love requires forgiveness for it to work, too.

Anger only gets in the way.