“I think the canary left some feathers in there after you ate it.”

“So I stared out at that cold window, watching my breath collect on the glass, trying not to think about my life after the thaw.”

“You know,' I whispered, 'some girls might think it's creepy having a boy watch them sleep.'He smirked and pointed to himself. 'Spy.''Oh.' I nodded. 'Right. So you're a trained Peeping Tom.''Product of the best peeping academies in the country.''Well, now I feel much better.''You should.”

“But I wasn't the girl I'd been when I left, and I knew it.”

“And then, despite everything, I smiled and looked at the note and knew that spring would come —it always does. so I stared out that cold window, watching my breath collect on the glass, trying not to think about my life after the thaw.”

“Cammie!" I'll never forget the tone of Macey's voice in that moment. "Cam," she said slowly, moving toward me, "I know how it feels to be watched every second of every day. I know what it's like to trust fewer and fewer people until it seems like you are completely alone in the world. I know you think the only things that are left in your life are the bad things. I know what you're feeling, Cam." Her hands were on my shoulders. Her blue eyes were staring into mine. "I know.”

“But the heaviest things, I think, are the secrets. They can drown you if you let them.”