Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that's what makes you strong.

People get mad Annabel. Its not the end of the world.

It's hard to do," I said. Wes looked at me. "What is?" I swallowed, not sure why I'd said this out loud. "Get it right.

In Anger Management,' he said,'we had to do all this role-playing stuff. You know, to get used to handling things in a less volatile way.' 'You role-played,' I said, trying to picture this. 'I had to. It was court-ordered.

It takes so little to change everything. If you really thought about it, it would scare you to death.

I hated high school. I was not the greatest student, participated in no activities, and spent most of my time hanging out in my parking lot.

What did it feel like, I wondered, to love someone that much? So much that you couldn't even control yourself when they came close, as if you might just break free of whatever was holding you and throw yourself at them with enough force to easily overwhelm you both.