Aglionby Academy was the number one reason Blue had developed her two rules: One, stay away from boys because they were trouble. And two, stay away from Aglionby boys, because they were bastards.

It occurred to me then that I was the opposite of my father. Because I was very, very good at destroying things.

Sam: “I—it’s—I’m not an animal.

Did no one tell him that pain lives in this sand, dug in and watered with our blood?

It was the way she felt when she looked at the stars.

It's like how on certain days some people wear sweaters when other people can wear t-shirts and still feel comfortable - different reactions to the same temperature.

Do you know how some people can do anything?” “What do you mean?” “I mean, you tell them to write a tune, they give you a symphony right there. You tell them to write a book, they write you a novel in a day. You tell them to move a spoon without touching it, they move it. If they want something, they make it happen. Miracles, almost.