She accepted it from then on. Books liked her. Books wanted to look after her.

all we have is our deep and abiding love for each other. We can't loose that or we loose ourselves. If we don't help each other, who will?

She knew what it felt like to stand in front of someone and ask them to love you, to try to pull them to you by the sheer force of your desire, a force so strong it felt as though you were going to die from it.

When you know something’s wrong, but you don’t know exactly what it is, the air around you changes.

He'd always been fascinated by her, drawn to her the way curious people are always drawn to things they don't understand.

Embarrassment felt a lot like eating chili peppers. It burned in the back of your throat and there was nothing you could do to make it go away. You just had to take it, suffer from it, until it eased off.

Willa?" "Yes" "It's morning and I still love you.