Things she knew now, that she hadn't known two hours ago: Park was covered with skin. Everywhere.

I think he just gets like this sometimes. Like he needs to pull away. I think of it like winter. During winter, it isn't that the sun is gone (or cheating on you with another planet). You can still see it in the sky. It's just farther away.

Even if your heart is broken and attacking you, you're still not better off without it.

I had this whole plan when I graduated high school: I was going to go to college, date a few guys, and then meet THE guy at the end of my freshman year, maybe at the beginning of my sophomore year. We'd be engaged by graduation and married the next year. And then, after some traveling, we'd start our family. Four kids, three years apart. I wanted to be done by the time I was 35.

Things she knew now, that she hadn't known two hours ago: Park was covered with skin. Everywhere.

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

I wonder…,” she said, “if there was such a thing as time machines, would anyone ever use them to go to the future?