Her grandmother used to tell her that a pink sky meant someone in the distance had just fallen in love . . . .

If anyone had been paying attention to the signs, they would have realized that air turns white when things are about to change, that paper cuts mean there's more to what's written on the page than meets the eye, and that birds are always out to protect you from things you don't see.

When your cup is empty, you do not mourn what is gone. Because if you do, you will miss the opportunity to fill it again.

You're dying with the way things are," Della Lee said harshly, causing Josey to lower the handful of popcorn she was about to put in her mouth. "You're going to lose yourself in this, Josey. It's going to happen if you don't change. I know. I lost myself trying to find happiness in things that didn't love me back.

People fall in love all the time. And it's not always with the right people. And it's not always reciprocated.

Misfits need a place to get away, too. All that trying to fit in is exhausting.

Those who decided to stick with her would be her true friends. The others would just be scenery.