Do you ever lose the ego?” Westford asks me. “Yeah.” When his daughter kisses me, my ego flies out the window.

Can I request another peer guide, One who isn't so happy to be at school at 7:30 a.m.?

...there's no rule book or game plan when it comes to the grim realities of our lives.

I never stopped loving you. Even when I tried desperately to forget you, I couldn't.

I’m staring into chocolate eyes. although my brain is clouded and I’m dizzy, I know enough to register that chocolate is the opposite of blue. I don’t want blue. Blue confuses me too much. Chocolate is straight-forward, easier to deal with.

Love. Is it just a word that boys use to manipulate girls?

You are the one girl that made me risk eveything for a future worth having.