Somehow the silence seemed to connect us in a way like words never could. - Julianna Baker

I had liked him for all the wrong reasons.

I’ve flown kites before and I know – sometimes they’re gone forever, and sometimes they’re just waiting in the middle of the road for you to rescue them. Kites can be lucky or they can be ornery. I’ve had both kinds, and a lucky kite is definitely worth chasing for.

I'll ride my bike all the stinkin' way to school for the rest of eternity if it means being with her. -Bryce

I liked it. I liked her. And every time I saw her, she seemed more beautiful. She just seemed to glow. I'm not talking like a hundred-watt bulb; she just had this warmth to her. Maybe it came from climbing that tree. Maybe it came from singing to chickens. Maybe it came from whacking at two-by-fours and dreaming about perpetual motion. I don't know. All I know is that compared to her, Shelly and Miranda seemed so...ordinary.

Sometimes I get so caught up in my own problems that I forget how amazing the world is.

I was slipping, man, and it was definetly time to get a grip.