For all the people who have infected me with amor deliria nervosa in the past - you know who you are. For the people who will infect me in the future - I can't wait to see who you'll be. And in both cases: Thank you.
Lauren OliverI need him to know that I came for him. I need him to know that somehow, at some point in the tunnels, I began to love him.
Lauren OliverWe leave Pippa behind, standing in the dark, teeming bowels of the camp, while the sun begins to stain the sky electric, and from all sides the guns draw closer.
Lauren OliverEach step is more difficult than the last; the heaviness fills me and turns my limbs to stone. You must hurt or be hurt.
Lauren OliverAre you ever afraid to go to sleep? Afraid of what comes next?โ He smiles a sad little smile and I swear itโs like he knows. โSometimes Iโm afraid of what Iโm leaving behind,โ he says.
Lauren OliverWhen we get out of highschool we'll look back and know we did everything right, that we kissed the cutest boys and went to the best parties, got in just enough trouble, listened to our music too loud, smoked too many cigarettes, and drank too much and laughed too much and listened too little, or not al all.
Lauren Oliver