But all I could think of was how when nothing made sense and... - Sarah Dessen, The Truth About Forever

"Here was a boy who liked flaws, who saw them not as failings but as strengths. Who knew such a person could exist, or what would have happened if we'd found each other under different circumstances? Maybe in a perfect world. But not in this one."

"I knew that in the silence that followed, that anything could happen here. It might be too late again. I might have missed my chance. But I would at least know I tried, that I took my heart and extended my hand, whatever the outcome."

"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."

"But that was the problem with having the answers. It was only after you gave them that you realized they sometimes weren't what people wanted to hear."

"I don't get it,' Caroline said, bemused. 'She's the only one with wings. Why is that?'There were so many questions in life. You couldn't ever have all the answers. But I knew this one.It's so she can fly,' I said. Then I started to run."