Cath felt like she was swimming in words. Drowning in them, sometimes.

Love. Purpose. Those are things that you can't plan for. Those are things that just happen.

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

I'm afraid," Professor Piper said, "afraid that you're never going to discover what you're truly capable of. That you won't get to see-that I won't get to see-any of the wonder that's inside of you.

The next night, Lincoln parked his Corolla right next to The Courier's front door. I'm here, he thought. Find me. Follow me. Make this inevitable.

That was the beauty in stacking up words--they got cheaper, the more you had of them.

Cath ate the banana and held on to his gaze. “I’d give you the moon right now,” she said. Levi’s eyes flashed happily, and he hitched up an eyebrow. “Yeah, but would you slay it for me?