“Most people would call me incompetent, clumsy, flawed...""A pearl is a flaw. A diamond is an accident of nature. In all of creation, there's nothing more precious than the unexpected deviation.”

“And because a human heart is flawed, her heart moved on.But an angel's heart is an entirely different thing. Once it loves someone it never stops.”

“There's just this empty shell, pretending to be human.""That's not true." I wished she could see herself the way I saw her- not some cold, distant model, but the girl who'd IM'd me and kept me from being alone. You're the most sincere, passionate, real person I've ever met.""I don't think that person exists anymore""She does," I said. "I'm talking to her”

“It was the people who tried to seem normal all the time who were really messed up”

“That's the gap," I said . Then I held out my hand and reached across.Ellie reached back, wrapping her slender fingers around mine. "So are you disappointed that I'm not the perfect girl you thought I was?""No. I like you much better now - bed-head and all.”

“ghost44: Guess you don't think I'm Jessica Keen anymore.johnnyrotten: No. Definitely not.ghost44: What makes you so sure?johnnyrotten: Because the only time I don't get that empty feeling is when I'm messaging you.”

“ghost44: It's only when it's dark out that we can see the stars shine.”