“Break the spine of one of my books and I break yours.”

“Sticks and stones and fists CAN break your bones, but it's the words that break your heart.”

“Eggshells become hard to break after walking on them for so long.”

“I realized that the one person who could break my heart is the only one who should have it.”

“Maybe I’m an open book, or maybe love is like a magnifying glass straight into the souls of those who own your heart.”

“Your gift with storytelling, Evie? It's not about you getting lost in your own mind, or living in a dreamland. It's about the beauty of your heart. It's about being able to rise above even the worst of situations. It's one of the reason I've loved you every single day since I was 11 years old.”

“You don't know me. You think you do, but you don't. You think you know what type of person I am, but you have no idea. And so, you don't get to do this. You don't get to interrupt my life over and over again and then think that I will be grateful to you for gracing my life with your very presence…”