“That’s what made it sofrightening to the lawmakers: Love obeysno laws other than its own.”

“Love obeysno laws other than its own.”

“You have to go forward: It's the only way. You have to go forward no matter what happens. This is the universal law.”

“I'd rather die on my own terms than live on theirs. I'd rather die loving Alex than live without him.”

“That’s what you do for family.Anything.”

“Still, I worry. They say that in the old days, love drovepeople to madness. That’s bad enough. The Book of Shhhalso tells stories of those who died because of love lost ornever found, which is what terrifies me the most.The deadliest of all deadly things: It kills you both whenyou have it and when you don’t”

“That's my favorite thing about him. I like to lie next to him when it's late, dark, and so quiet I can hear my own heartbeat. It's times like that when I'm sure that I'm in love.”