“I don't know what to say. I hate that. I wish I had all the answers for you. I wish I could explain why this happened.”

“I don't want to lose you," he says.I stop because I finally know what I need to say."Gray, I'm not yours to lose.”

“I wish I could catch the words and reel them back in my mouth to safely store away in my Shut the Hell Up, You Idiot file.”

“I couldn't sleep," she confesses. "Why not?" I ask. She smiles at me. It's this sweet, innocent smile, and it makes my heart stammer. "You didn't kiss me today," she says. "And I wanted you to.”

“In my baggy jeans and messy hair, I know I don't fit into this plastic palace. But I don't want to fit in. That's when no one notices you. You leave a longer impression when you're brave enough to stand out.”

“I don't know for sure where I'm going to end up.But I know who I love. And I'm figuring out that might be enough to live for.”

“I needed him to know how I felt so I just kissed him as long as he would let me. I used to think talking was all about words. But you can say so much more with your eyes and your fingers and your touch. Words just make us one-dimensional.”