...and I realized that Garrett was right about one thing- I had flipped. Completely.

But in my heart I knew that just like the new grass, I wasn't strong enough yet to be walked on

Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss...." He turned to me. "But every once in a while, you find someone who's iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare.

My grandfather stood beside me and looked across the street, too. "No, Bryce," he said softly. "She's the same as she's always been; you're the one who's changed." He clapped his hand on my shoulder and whispered, "And son, from here on out, you'll never be the same again.

What I'm expecting is for you to behave like the gentleman I always thought you were.

The room fell quiet. And as I read down the list of over one hundred and fifty eight-grade boys, I realized that to me, there had only ever been one boy.

To by held above the earth and be brushed by the wind," she said,"it's like your heart has been kissed by beauty.