I don’t trust anybody. Not anybody. And the more that I care about someone, the more sure I am they’re going to get tired of me and take off.

If you can't save your own life, is it even worth saving?

I didn't know love could leave the lights on all the time.

You act like there are two kinds of girls,' she said. 'The smart ones and the ones that boys like.

There’s no such thing as handsome princes, she told herself. There’s no such thing as happily ever after.

There was something about the music on that tape. It felt different. Like, it set her lungs and her stomach on edge. There was something exciting about it, and something nervous. It made Eleanor feel like everything, like the world, wasn't what she'd thought it was. And that was a good thing. That was the greatest thing.

Are you on drugs?" "No." "Maybe you should be.