She liked to sit on the front porch in the afternoons and read books she'd checked out from the library. Aside from coffee, reading was her only indulgence.

I've wanted to go out with you from the first moment I saw you. I just had to wait until you were ready.

I have always had an interest in how cultural rituals play into something as unpredictable as romance.

You know...it's a hard age. Kids are in that stage where they're beginning to understand the world of adults, without having the maturity of adults to deal with everything going on around them.

Their fingers seemed to fit together in just the right way- effortlessly clasped,like perfect complements.

It'll be hard, but life moves fast-we'll see each other again. I know that. I can feel that. Just like I can feel how much you care for me and how much I love you

We're not the same people we were then. We've changed, we've grown.