“Trust. Why not ask me to do something easier, like prove the existence of God? Even God had given up on me.”

“I won't tell anyone, Echo. I promise." Noah tucked a curl behind my ear. It had been so long since someone touched me like he did. Why did it have to be Noah Hutchins? His dark brown eyes shifted to my covered arms. "You didn't do that-did you? It was done to you?" No one ever asked that question. They stared. They whispered. They laughed. But they never asked.”

“You're falling for me like I'm falling for you. That's why you're pushing me so hard.”

“My siren had sung to me for way too long, capturing my heart, tempting me with her body, driving me slowly insane. Now, I expected her to pay up.”

“I've fallen in love with him. I've done it. I've given him power over me.”

“You really fucked this up, Einstein.""You hate her.""She grew on me. Kind of like moss.”

“And no, I don't mind if you want to write me again. Even if you do it in one of those kitten-hanging-from-a-tree cards. ~Lincoln”