I don’t know what boldness came over me, but the resolute heaviness of Dash’s demeanor threatened to crush my soul. My pinky finger crept over and nestled against his, for comfort. Like a magnet, his pinky finger latched onto and intertwined with mine. I like magnets a whole lot.

She doesn't want the boy causing the distinction between "love" and "in love

Well sure, who doesn't need a boyfriend? but realistically, those exotic creatures are hard to come by. At least a quality one.

Well what's in your Amazonian hope chest?

The universe doesn't decide what's right or not right. You do.

Hope and belief. I'd always wanted hope, but never believed that I could have such an adventure on my own. That I could own it. And love it. But it happened.

Once upon a time, Sleeping Beauty decided to take a nap from which she would never wake up.