“There really is something irresistible about a lost cause.”

“And it was different because I'd already lost her so many times, so many ways, in my head. And different because she was never really mine to lose.And different because this wasn't my fault.”

“There’s something… strange about the way you two are together. The way he watches you — it’s so… protective. Like he’s about to throw himself in front of a bullet to save you or something.”

“Now and then I see something in her eyes, and I wonder if I’ve ever grasped how much pain she’s really in.”

“The thing about the sun… is that it’s always there. Like sometimes, you can’t see it, but it never really goes away.”

“That’s the funny thing about knowing you can’t have something. It makes you desperate. -Leah”

“But the cause didn't matter. All that mattered was the effect.”