The ideaโthe fact of it, the fact that he even noticed and thought about me for more than one secondโis huge and overwhelming, makes my legs go tingly and my hands feel numb.
Lauren OliverBut from the beginning, I knew that in a world where destiny was dead, I was destined, forever, to love him. Even though he didn't - though he couldn't - ever love me back.
Lauren OliverLove is the only thing in the world worth having. You must never loose it or give it away. We must never let them take it from us.
Lauren OliverThis is the strange way of the world, that people who simply want to love are instead forced to become warriors.
Lauren OliverThey say that the cure for love will make me happy and safe forever. And Iโve always believed them. Until now. Now everything has changed. Now, Iโd rather be infected with love for the tiniest sliver of a second than live a hundred years smothered by a lie
Lauren OliverAnd a face above mine, white and beautiful, eyes as large as the moon. You saved me. A hand on my cheek, cool and dry. Why did you save me? Words welling up on a tide: No, the opposite. Eyes the colour of a dawn sky, a crown of blond hair, so bright and white and blinding I could swear it was a halo.
Lauren Oliver