There were days I asked for it-prayed for it when I went to sleep. The belief that I would see you again, that I could find you-the hope for it-was the only thing that kept me going.
Lauren OliverEveryone just wasting time because they have so much of it to waste, minutes slipping by on who's with who and did you hear.
Lauren OliverI start to back away before I do something wildly inappropriate, like jump on top of him.
Lauren OliverMary bring out your umbrella - The sun shines down on this fine, fine day But the ashes raining down forever Are going to turn your hair to gray. Mary keep your oars a-steady Sail away on the rising flood Keep your candle at the ready Red tides can't be told from blood. - "Miss Mary" (a common child's clapping game, dating from the time of the blitz), from Pattycake and Beyond: A History of Play
Lauren Oliver