“living life was like puttingthe beach into a jar. The point wasn’t to fit everything in;it was to attend to the most important things first—thebig, beautiful rocks—the most valuable people andexperiences—and fit the lesser things in around them.Otherwise, the best things might get left out”

“You're my best friend, my first and only love, and the most beautiful girl I've ever seen”

“Do you want to know the closest thing to feeling the most powerful you can feel ? Flying alone at night.Risky.Nothing but you and the wind soaring way above everything , Slicing through the air like a Sword. Up and up until you feel like you can grab a star and hold it to your chest like a burning, Spiky thing”

“Reading is not work, not a chore, not a drudgery; reading is the most joyful thing, yet, in the world.”

“They get me, and I get them. They have empathy. Most people don't, they really don't.”

“Plus her mom was so awesome. She was strict about some things—don’t leave your socks lying around—but so not strict about other things, like calling the cops about my bullet wound.”

“Okay, so, flying,” I started, taking a deep breath and focusing on the thing I loved most in the world. “Flying is … great. It feels great when you’re doing it. It’s fun. Pure freedom. There’s nothing better.”Dylan smiled, a slow, easy smile that seemed to light up his whole face.“So the first thing we’re going to do,” I told him, “is push you off the roof.”