I know what it’s like to be distracted. To seek out distractions. To exhaust yourself doing every other little thing rather than face a blank page

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

...and his eyes were so green they could turn carbon dioxide into oxygen.

You give away nice like it doesn't cost you anything.

I dare you to call Ask-A-Nurse and tell them you feel a presence in your womb region.

He made her feel like more than the sum of her parts.

How do you feel when I smile at you?" he asked - and then he did smile at her, just a little. Not like myself, Cath thought. "Like an idiot," she said softly. "And I never want it to stop.