Shana Norris

“I stepped back, wrenching my hands from his. I was a boyfriend thief, I reminded myself. A boyfriend thief couldn’t get personally attached to her work. It was a business agreement and nothing more. I wasn’t thaf girl who fell for a guy that was absolutely, completely wrong for her and who had come along at exactly the absolute wrong time. I couldn’t afford distractions at this point in my life. And Zac Greeley had distraction written all over him.”

“Zac: Now I have a key to your house. I could sneak in tonight and disturb your beauty sleep.Avery: Eight hours of sleep is crucial to a body that functions at peak efficiencyZac: A body that functions at peak efficiency? Are you sure you're really sixteen? You sound like Einstein.Avery: What would you prefer I say? 'I, like, totally need tons of sleep or else I'm, like, a complete zombie”

“There will always be exceptions. Some things can never be planned.”

“Because you don’t just walk away from someone when things get tough,” Zac said. “You find a way to stick it out and figure out what’s gone wrong.”

“A las personas mayores de 40 años no deberían permitirles tener novias o novios. Deberían tener amigos, nada mas.”

“Because you don't walk away from someone when things get tough, you find a way to stick it out and figure out what's gone wrong. - Zac Greeley, The Boyfriend Thief”

“Opening yourself up only caused trouble in the end.”

“You are perfect, Avery. Just like you are, flaws and everything.”

“Don’t steal anymore hearts,” he told me. “You’ve already got mine.”

“Cassie you need to deside what's most important to you.”

“The one thing I had learned in my sixteen years was that you couldn't count on anyone to stick around. Opening yourself up only causes trouble in the end.”

“Everyone is messed up in their own way. The funny part is we all don't want anyone else to know, so we work so hard to hide it.”

“The only person who can make you miserable is yourself, if you hold back becauseyou’re too afraid of failure to take a chance.”

“You have to take a chance sometimes for the person you love. Sometimes you just know that a huge risk is worth it.”