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.
Ned VizziniWe look into each other's eyes as we shake. His are still full of death and horror, but in them I see my face reflected, and inside my tiny eyes inside his, I think I see some hope.
Ned VizziniI like you a lot. Because youโre funny and smart and because you seem to like me. I know thatโs not a good reason, but I canโt 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 faceโ
Ned VizziniI've had good moments scattered since then, times when I thought I was better, but that was the last day I felt triumphant.
Ned Vizzini