“Anyone who ever loves anyone truly loves them because of their indefinable essence, not because they conform to some checklist.”

“Because the only way anyone will ever be okay with me is if they love me. Really love me enough to not care that I’m damaged.”

“Because life is complicated and difficult. Anyone who says otherwise hasn't truly lived.”

“I couldn't love anyone more than I do you, it would kill me. And I couldn't love anyone less because it would always feel like less. Even if I loved some other girl, that's all I would ever think about, the difference between loving her and loving you.”

“Because you will meet somebody more exceptional than anyone you have ever know. Who will love you warmly as possible. And who will so completely attract you that you will feel you never really loved before.”

“I never heard of anyone who was really literate or who ever really loved books who wanted to suppress any of them.”