I'm sorry, Heather, but everything was not just fine before I got here. You know how I know that? Because you're dead. Okay? You are dead. Dead people don't have lockers, or best friends, or boyfriends. You know why? Because they're dead.-Suze Simon

But then I remembered something Grandmere had once assured me of: No one has ever died of embarrassment-never, not once in the whole history of time.

And the truth is, I’d felt kind of a thrill about wearing Jason’s Big Boy pants. I was a sick kid, even way back then.

When he smiled, something strange happened to my insides. It was like they turned to liquid.

And generally, when people say good night, they keep their tongues to themselves.

oh my god, she said are you going to be reasonable about this?

Sometimes what you want is right in front of you. All you have to do is open your eyes and see it.