“Rejection always hurts, but having it come from my best friend was the worst.”

“Betrayal. It's one of the worst feelings.”

“Yes, there are major gaps in my story. Some parts I just couldn't figure out how to tell. Or couldn't bring myself to say out loud. Events I haven't come to grips with... that I'll never come to grips with. And if I never have to say them out loud, then I never have to think them all the way trough.”

“Because what if I got to know you and you turned out to be just like they said? What if you weren’t the person I hoped you were?That, more than anything, would have hurt the most.”

“I was so anxious about what kind of kiss it would be-because my friends back home described so many types-and it turned out to be the beautiful kind. You didn't shove your tongue down my throat. You didn't grab my butt. We just held our lips together...and kissed.”

“Why does it say she has three hundred and twenty friends?" Josh asks. "Who has that many friends?”

“Will I ever get control of my life? Will I always be shoved back and pushed around by those I trust?”