Welcome to adulthood," she said. "It sucks as much as high school.

Because it is so hard, in any life, to believe in what you can’t fully understand.

You can't act like you care about someone but not let them care about you.

Like a word on a page that you’ve printed and read a million times, that suddenly looks strange or wrong, foreign. And you feel scared for a second, like you’ve lost something, even if you’re not sure what it is.

but you could also look at it the other way. Like you’re saying no matter how bad things are for you, I can still relate.

You know, when it works, love is pretty amazing. It's not overrated. There's a reason for all those songs.

Now, see," Wes said, nodding at my plate, "this is going to blow your mind." I looked at him. "It's a waffle, not the second coming.