if you like the lovable sound of an asthma attack in your ear every time you tell a joke.

I know there was a time, when our country was new, when the assignment of these numbers helped organize something that was on the brink of not existing. But we are no longer that country. We are so much more now.

It turns out I'm absolutely terrible at staying away from you. It's a very serious problem.

I should have known that if any girl was going to disobey an order, it would be you.

Yes, Maxon," I whispered. "It’s possible.

I couldn't joke about the person who'd saved me from facing absolute heartbreak at home, who fed my family boxes of sweets, who ran to me worried that i was hurt if I asked for him. A month ago, I had looked at the TV and seen a stiff, distant, boring person-someone I couldn't imagine anyone loving. And while he wasn't anything close to the person I did love, he was worthy of having someone to love in his life.

Need someone to talk to? I could tug my ear right now.