Love is a kind of possession. It’s a poison.

You can't be happy unless you're unhappy sometimes".

Rainstorms are incredible: falling shards of glass, the air full of diamonds.

No guy in his right mind would ever choose me when there are people like Hana in the world: It would be like settling for a stale cookie when what you really want is a big bowl of ice cream, whipped cream and cherries and chocolate sprinkles included.

The first time I saw you, at the Governor, I handn't been to watch the birds at the border in years. But that's what you reminded me of. You were jumping up, and you were yelling something, and your hair was coming loose from your ponytail, and you were so fast..." He shakes his head. "Just a flash, and then you were gone, Exactly like a bird.

My stomach gets that hollowed-out feeling. It's amazing how words can do that, just shred your insides apart.

Fridays are the hardest in some ways: you’re so close to freedom.