When 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 OliverThe sparrows jumped before they knew how to fly, and they learned to fly only because they had jumped.
Lauren OliverThe 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.
Lauren OliverBut how could anyone who's ever seen a summer - big explosion of green and skies lit up electric with splashy sunsets, a riot of flowers and wind that smells like honey - pick the snow?
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 Oliver