“I won’t be scared if I tell myself there is nothing to fear. You cannot hurt me because I will tell myself not to feel pain.” ~ Lexi”

“I really feel like I’m going insane and want to rip my hair out of my head to cancel out the pain in my heart."~Cole”

“Technically, you passed out under me,” Cole smiles at his own joke.”

“You’re a guy. It’s typical for your sex to want to conquer every eligible girl you see.”

“‎As I get older I see that running has changed for me. What used to be about burning calories is now more about burning up what is false. Lies I used to tell myself about who I was and what I could do, friendships that cannot withstand hills or miles, the approval I no longer need to seek, and solidarity that cannot bear silence. I run to burn up what I don't need and ignite what I do.”

“Tell me what I can do to help you feel better."Well...I always like when you kiss me..."Do you?"You're good at it. "Well, that's lucky. Because I'll always be kissing you.”

“Tell me about yourself, Miss Russell."I started to give him the obligatory response, first the demurral and then the reluctant flat autobiography, but some slight air of polite inattention in his manner stopped me. Instead, I found myself grinning at him."Why don't you tell me about myself, Mr. Holmes?”