Putting lessons in young adult books is very dangerous.

I've started to think it must just be chemistry, in which case we're looking for the Shift and we haven't found it yet.

I owe her everything and I love her and I tell her these days, although every time I say it, it gets a little diluted. I think you run out of I love yous.

(...) Since I was a kid." "Which you refer to as 'back when you were happy.'" "Right.

They always said on TV you could do anything you wanted, but here I was trying to do something and it wasn't working. I would never be able to do it.

I like you a lot. Because you’re funny and smart and because you seem to like me. I know that’s not a good reason, but I can’t help it; if a girl likes me I tend to like her back [...] I like you for all this stuff but I also kind of like you for the cuts on your face—

That's what gets me through the day. Knowing that I could do it. That I'm strong enough to do it and I can get it done.