“I started to feel calm,almost, almost convinced that I was really the kind of girl who could swim with sharks.And then a trio swam directly toward us.”

“I’m so confused it almost feels calm.”

“You’re the kind of girl I could fall in love with,” he whispered, so softly that I almost didn’t hear him. His lips caught mine again before I could respond.”

“What are you thinking?” She asks.-That you are beautiful. That not everyone could see it. I almost became the kind of person who could not.”

“I could hear her babbling away beside me, but I wasn't really paying attention. I could barely focus on anything. My nerve endings seemed to have come alive; they almost jangled with anticipation I was going to see Will. Whatever else, I had that. I could almost feel the miles between us shrinking, as if we were at two ends of some invisible elastic thread.”

“I know this is going to sound weird but this kind of love is almost too intense. It hurts a bit. It feels almost like loss.”