Asking an eight-year-old girl if something is a little over-the-top is like asking a Texan if there are too many jalapenos in the salsa. The answer is always no." -Liberty Jones

I'm scared of making the biggest mistake of my life. I'm just trying to figure out what the mistake is.

You shouldn’t rule out second chances. Sometimes they come with interesting bonus features.

I'd sell my soul to have you. In my whole life, you'll always be what I wanted most." ~ Hardy Cates

It's fairly easy to break hearts, Miss Duvall. The more interesting challenge is how to keep someone's love, not to lose it.

And you're not the kind of girl I want." Surely he couldn't mean the fact that I was Mexican. From what I knew of Hardy, there wasn't a bit of prejudice in him. He never used racist words, never looked down on someone for things they couldn't help. "What kind do you want?" I asked with difficulty. "Someone I can leave without looking back.

I don’t have any mottoes. If I did I would forever be contradicting them.