“That’s my girl.Live a good life, Ava.”

“I swear he is there,his arms outstretched,the waterfall beneath him,cascading into thecool bluewater below.Go on, Ava. It’s going to be great!It’s not a dare.Not this time.But it’s almost like I’m on that high dive again,scared of what comes next,yet knowing at the same timeit will all be okay.”

“Honey, no matter where you are, I’m with you.When the breeze brushes your cheek, that’s me.When the stars sparkle and shine, that’s me.When the tulips bloom in the spring, that’s me.”The little things.She’s there,in the little things.”

“I see you.The real you.The you who fillips a coin, hoping to understandhow fate works:this choice or that choice,ultimately leaving youno choice at all.The you who smilesand tries to be happybecause that’s what people want you to be.”

“Good-bye, Jackson.I will LOVE you 4ever.”

“Friends will keep us happy.Our family keeps us warm.We’ll party through the good timesand hold tight through the storms.”

“When you meet someoneso different from yourself,in a good way,you don’t even have to kissto have fireworks go off.”