As it turned out, Welcome was where I lost everything, and gained everything. Welcome was the place where my life was guided from one track to another, ending me to places I'd never thought of going.

Maybe he's not college-smart, but he's smart in a way they can't teach.

He was unbelievably hard. Everywhere. He was in control, infinitely stronger, and he wanted me to know it. -Ella

Perhaps only those who had loved and lost could appreciate this magic.

Sometimes life has a cruel sense of humor, giving you the thing you always wanted at the worst time possible.

I grew up being very shy, very much a bookworm, and I remember desperately wondering how to be accepted by the popular kids.

You’re far too prickly tempered to be a mistress. You’re far better suited as a wife.