“His books are kept on freestanding shelves hung at different angles on a sea-green wall. They defy gravity, as good books should.”

“They defy gravity, as good books should.”

“I want my own books to have their own shelves," you said, and that's how I knew it would be okay to live together.”

“autonomy, n."I want my books to have their own shelves", you said, and that's how I knew it would be okay to live together.”

“The way yousaid "I love you"said "I'll never sleep with you"said "I will always"kept a list of all your favorite moments in a composition book and would underline the ones involving me with blue ink”

“It felt good to be surrounded by books, by all this solid knowledge, by these objects that could be ripped page by page but couldn't be torn if the pages all held together.”

“i have a friend request from some stranger on facebook and i delete it without looking at the profile because that doesn't seem natural. 'cause friendship should not be as easy as that. it's like people believe all you need to do is like the same bands in order to be soulmates. or books. omg... U like the outsiders 2... it's like we're the same person! no we're not. it's like we have the same english teacher. there's a difference.”