He would never abandon her, never leave a gaping hole, and even if he died someday, he was preserved like a lab specimen from all the alcohol he imbibed, so he wouldn't look or act much different.

I couldn't see what was real until time had washed away everything else.

Clearly she was expected to say something, but panic at having to speak stole the thoughts from her head.

Razo was sorely tempted to assert that all was true and he'd lost his horns and tail in a tragic childhood accident

We know it's all just daydreaming...But sometimes, it'd be nice just to hold something real in your hands that felt like a measure of your worth.

I don't know how you persist in being so stubborn-" "It's a superpower. I was bitten by a radioactive mule.

Personally, I believe “Young Adult” to be an arbitrary title that means the book "Can be enjoyed by anyone/Has a main character who’s not quite an adult/Isn’t really boring.