A person with autism lives in his own world, while a person with Asperger's lives in our world, in a way of his own choosing

So that's the ghost you been running from.

Good and bad, strengths and faults, he was hers forever.

...nothing wonderful lasted forever. Joy was as fleeting as a shooting star that crossed the evening sky, ready to blink out at any moment.

All I know is that I fell in love with you, and I've never been more frightened about anything in my entire life.

He stared at her, knowing with certainty that he was falling in love. He pulled her close and kissed her beneath a blanket of stars, wondering how on earth he'd been lucky enough to find her.

And while he was doing those things, he thought about Allie and the love that was missing from both their lives.