I could be compassionate, if I wanted. Metias would be merciful. But I was never as good a person as my brother.

Boys are different from girls, but boys are also different from other boys, just as girls are different from other girls. Calling a book “for boys” or “for girls” is well-meaning, but to me, not terribly helpful.

Hi," he says. "I'm Daniel." "Hi," I reply. "I'm June.

Each day means a new twenty-four hours. Each day means everything's possible again. You live in the moment, you die in the moment, you take it all one day at a time. -Day

Can one mistake really destroy a lifetime together?

Then I realize from the hollow sound of her gun's click that her gun isn't loaded. Apparently she just wants to slap me around with it.

No matter what happens in the future, no matter where our paths take us, this moment will be ours.