Unreturned love is like trying to make a sandwich with one s... - Jarod Kintz, This Book is Not FOR SALE

"I want to sprint into her open arms, but I run as fast as two shoes tied together and thrown over a telephone wire. I’m like Roger Bannister, now that he’s in a wheelchair."

"I knocked on her door twice. The second time was from the inside. That’s how love works. At first you want in, and then you want out."

"She’s twelve hours in the future, and exactly half a world away. No matter how hard I try, I will always be a part of her past."

"She plants love, and she grows roses. The fragrance of romance comes from the blossom that blooms in the heart."

"Every morning I push through the pain—and force myself to keep sleeping, despite my aching body’s cries to quit. I am a champion."