“Life is too short to read books whose cleverness makes them impenetrable. A good book should keep you awake at night, flickering through pages as you promise yourself just one more chapter; they shouldn't put you to sleep as you tackle a paragraph for the fifth time.”

“Reading is one of life's great pleasures; talking about books keeps their worlds alive for longer.”

“Ah, well. Life's too short for moderation, wouldn't you say?”

“His words had tossed the book that was her life into the air and the pages had been blown into disarray, could never be put back together to tell the same story.”

“...when you love someone you’ll do just about anything to keep them.”

“Oh, Grey, no one really likes keeping secrets. The only thing that makes a secret fun is knowing that you weren't supposed to tell it.”

“You make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing.”