“Why is it that some secrets can drown you while some pull you close to others in a way you never want to lose?”

“It is funny how you do not miss affection until it is given, but once it is, it can never be enough; you would drown in it if possible.”

“What you want can be yours. But you must first know what it is you want.”

“Why do girls always feel like they have to apologize for giving an opinion or taking up space in the world? Have you ever noticed that?" Nicole asked. "You go on websites and some girl leaves a post and if it's longer than three sentences or she's expressing her thoughts about some topic, she usually ends with, 'Sorry for the rant' or 'That may be dumb, but that's what I think.”

“That's some moon""Stop talking about my ass, you beast.”

“This is the world we live in, Gemma, for better or for worse. Make of it what you can," he says, and I pull him to me.”

“You can never really know someone completely. That’s why it’s the most terrifying thing in the world, really—taking someone on faith, hoping they’ll take you on faith too. It’s such a precarious balance, It’s a wonder we do it at all. And yet..”