“It's a choice, Annabel. And if you make the wrong one, you have only yourself to blame when there are consequences.”

“The choices you make now, the people you surround yourself with, they all have the potential to affect your life, even who you are, forever.”

“People get mad Annabel. Its not the end of the world.”

“But when you're alone in the world, really alone, you have no choice but to be open to suggestions.”

“Then what are you like, Annabel?" he shot back. "A liar, like you told me that first day? Come on. That was the biggest lie of all.”

“We make such messes in this life, both accidently and on purpose. But wiping the surface clean doesn't really make anything any neater. It just masks what is below. It's only when you really dig down deep, go underground, that you can see who you really are.”

“It's all about you, Colie." She touched one finger to her temple, tap tap tap. "Believe in yourself up here and it will make you stronger than you could ever imagine." There is something infectious about confidence. And for that one moment, with my eyebrows burning and my eyes watering, I believed. "And good hair never hurt either.”