call it crazy, or just chicken salad. But within reason, or without it i was in it too.

Yes, it sucked getting dumped. But wasn't it better to just be brutally honest? To admit that your feeling for someone is never going to be powerful enough to justify taking up any more of their time? I was doing him a favor, really. Freeing him up for a better opportunity. In fact, I was a practically a saint, if you really thought about it. Exactly.

Don't think or judge, just listen.

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

Life isn't fair," Owen told her. "Get used to it.

I was beginning to see, though, that the unknown wasn't always the greatest thing to fear. The people who know you best can be risker, because the words they say and things they think have the potential to be not only scary but true, as well.

I always thought I was different.