“We want who we want, right? No matter what other people say. No matter what reason or reality we’re faced with. No matter what facts our brains process. The heart’s a stubborn organ.”

“But if they stripped all those labels off, people might be shocked to find a normal girl beneath. Who doesn’t want to spend her days on the defensive. Who wants what everyone else wants. To be loved.”

“Come, fruit of my loins, we’re going for a walk.”

“And you pretend to be stupid, which is completely disingenuous. Big word, but I know you know what it means.”

“Kissing Gabriel was like an exotic vacation.Kissing Justing was like coming home again.I wanted this.”

“Clare. Give me a reason to stay.”

“blown into my life like a hurricane, turned me upside down, challengedme at every turn. And, together, we sparked like lightning.”