I know that the whole point—the only point—is tofind the thi... - Lauren Oliver, Delirium

"Now I'd rather be infected with love for the tiniest sliver of a second than live a hundred years smothered by a lie."

"I told you,"he whispers back. I can feel his breath just tickling the space behind my ear, making my hair prick up on my neck. "I like you.""You don't know me,"I say quickly."I want to, though."

"Love: It will kill you and save you, both"

"You can't be happy unless you're unhappy sometimes"."

"And now I know why they invented words for love, why they had to: It's the only thing that can come close to describing what I feel in that moment, the baffling mixture of pain and pleasure and fear and joy, all running sharply through me at once."