That first love. And the first one who breaks your heart. For me, they just happen to be the same person.

I waited. Because with Eli, he was never trying to get you to finish for him. He always knew where he was going, even if it took a little while to get there.

Because anyone that can make you feel that bad about yourself is toxic.

You own a Tic Tac. Gum is just borrowed. - Esther

Best Friends. And I thought of what she had done all the millions of times I cried to her, collapsing at even the slightest wounding of my heart or pride. So I reached over and pulled her to me, wrapping my arms around her, and held my best friend close, returning so many favors all at once.

Never would forever, with all its meanings, be so clear and distinct as in the true, guaranteed end of the world.

Looking at her, I thought again how beautiful she was - even in jeans and a T-shirt, no makeup, she was breathtaking. So much so that it was hard to believe she could ever have looked at herself and seen anything else.