Nate: “And,” he said, “boys at twelve aren’t exactly slick with the ladies.” Ruby: “’Slick with the ladies’?” I said. “Are you twelve?

Impulsiveness can be charming but deliberation can have an appeal, as well.

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

It hadn't even occured to me that somebody would believe mine.

What you need, what you deserve, is a guy who adores you for what you are. Who doesn't see you as a project, but a prize. you know?

Sure, there was no guarantee any of these things would actually happen as he envisioned. But maybe that wasn‟t the point.It was the planning that counted, whether it ever came to fruition or not.

Believe in yourself up here and it will make you stronger than you could ever imagine.