I seriously doubt that the Santa police do an underwear check." -Cora

Wake up, Caitlin, Mr. Lensing had said. But what he didn't under­stand was that this dreamland was preferable, walking through this life half-sleeping, everything at arm's length or farther away.

You should never be surprised when someone treats you with respect, you should expect it.

I wasn't very happy in high school: it was a confusing and sort of sad time for me.

I wondered if it was really because he cared about me, or if now I was just another challenge.

I tried to hold myself apart, showing only what I wanted, doling out bits and pieces of who I was. But that only works out for so long. Eventually, even the smallest fragments can't help but, make a whole.

No relationship is perfect, ever. There are always some ways you have to bend, to compromise, to give something up in order to gain something greater.