Self respect, Colie. If you don't have it, the world will walk all over you.

You bought me some forks. And knives. And spoons. Because you love me!

There comes a point when things are undeniable and can't be hidden any longer. Even from yourself.

You can't love anyone that way more than once in a lifetime. It's too hard and it hurts too much when it ends. The first boy is always the hardest to get over, Haven. It's just the way the world works.

Now I felt like I was drifting, sucked down by an undertow, and too far out to swim back to the shore.

But that was the problem with having the answers. It was only after you gave them that you realized they sometimes weren't what people wanted to hear.

But it's strange, when you've always been told something is true, like the moon will come back. You need proof. And while you wait, you feel the entire balance of your world just tipping. It's crazy. But when it's over, and it does come back, that's the best, because it's all you want, everything narrows to just that. It's this great rush, like for that one second everything's okay with the world again. It's amazing.