At the same time, though, I was beginning to wonder if this was just how it was supposed to be for me, like perhaps I wasn't capable of having that many people in my life at any one time. My mom turned up, Nate walked away, one door opening as another clicked shut.

If you have just one person believe in you, you'll always find your way

Maybe" she said. "I just wish we'd have a little mishap.It would be reassuring

nothing is guaranteed.... So don't be afraid. Be alive.

All the bitchy girls in the world are just a training ground for what men can do to you.

'I don't get it,' Caroline said, bemused. 'She's the only one with wings. Why is that?'

From what I could see, the hardwood was just fine. Then again, I'd just see a windmill and an open sky, too, never feeling the need to conquer either. You think it's all obvious and straightforward, this world. But really, it's all in who is doing the looking.