“I'm so into you, it's not even funny. (Naomi & Ely's No Kiss List)”

“There is no such thing as a soulmate…and who would want there to be? I don’t want half of a shared soul. I want my own damn soul.”Ely in Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List Rachel Cohn and David Levithan”

“He's not my step brother technically, so I think it's okay that I kissed him once.”

“You mean I'm not lazy?No bitch, I mean you intimidate guys with a look or a comment before they can even decide if they have a chance with you. You're so judgmental. Along with frigid.”

“So what do you have to confess now?"I don't know why I'm saying any of this, except that it's the truth. "I'm confessing that I don't know if I'm ready for this.""What is 'this'?"Being open. Being hurt. Liking. Not being liked. Seeing the flicker on. Seeing the flicker off. Leaping. Falling. Crashing.”

“Life is funny, baby, and that's no joke”

“I am listening and I am listening because what I'm playing isn't something I'm thinking about, it's something I'm feeling all over.”