Susannah." My dance partner's breath was soft against my cheek. "Susannah...." Yeah. In my dreams. In real life, the voice calling my name wasn't a bit masculine. That's because it belonged to a twelve-year-old boy.

All I did was die,' I said. 'And then, when presented with an opportunity not to be dead any more, I took it. Anyone else would have done the same thing.

Sometimes we need to take big risks if we want to find out who we are, and what we were put on this planet for.

Zach had rushed down to rescue me without remembering to put a shirt on...Maybe I had died and gone to heaven.

if you have to say “no offense” to someone, you have already offended them.

See? Anger can be healthy. When the time comes–and it will come–remember that. And what I said. Embrace your powers–love yourself the way Nature made you, and you will prevail. Always.

Because my heat was too full of appreciation for what my friends-- my real friends-- had done for me.