a life is measured by moments like these

I guess now would be a good time to tell you," He said. "I took Chainsaw out of my dreams.

It wasn’t a touch that said I need more. It was a touch that said I want this.

Adam wasn't certain what came first with Blue--her treating the boys as friends, or them all becoming friends. It seemed to Adam that this circular way to build relationships required a healthy amount of self-confidence to undertake. And it was a strange sort of magic that it felt like she'd always been hunting for Glendower with them.

Blue was awfully fond of her father, considering she'd never met him.

A novel is a conversation starter, and if the author isn't there for the after-party, both the writer and the reader are missing a lot.

One thousand brilliant stars punched holes in my consciousness, pricking me with longing. I could stare at the stars for hours, their infinite number and depth pulling me into a part of myself that I ignored during the day.