You take the flotsam," I tell her, "I'll take the jetsam." You always get the jetsam,"she says pretending to pout. "Do you ever think if poeple heard our conversations they'd lock us up?" All the time.

It's a date," Leo repeats, and we shake on it.Leo's mother sticks her head in the door. "You guys are too young to be dating!" "Mom!"Leo cries,turning bright red.

If nothing ever changed, there would be no such things as butterflies.

I'm going to be so normal that when people look up normal in the dictionary, my name will be there.

comparing what you see during an eclipse to the darkness at night is like comparing an ocean to a teardrop.

I've learned that almost anyone will help if you ask for it.

How can you, of all people, say everything will be alright?" He has a point. I consider my answer. "Well, it's better than saying 'Keep on crying, I'm sure things will just get worse,' right?