#young-adult

"It's time, Perry". He let her go. She took a step back, taking in his face one last time. His green eyes. The bend in his nose and the scars on his cheek. All the tiny inperfections that made him beautiful. Without a word, she turned and made her way downhill."

"Life is a gift. Don't forget to live it."

"Robert, I’m sorry that you feel so strange, but I’m not sorry that you’re feeling it because of me,” I whispered, my heart feeling a familiar twinge as I continued, “but even if you hadn’t felt it, it would not change the way I feel about you."

"Don't bite his face, Eleanor told herself. It's disturbing and needy and never happens in situation comedies or movies that end with big kisses."

"Friends are the family you choose (~ Nin/Ithilnin, Elven rogue)."

"I guess I like things that take time and attention. More worthwhile that way."

"When I turn back to Jase, he’s again beaming at me. “You’re nice.” He sounds pleased, as if he hadn’t expected this aspect of my personality."

"We’re never gonna understand women. They’re way too complex. You’ve got too many variables to consider. PMS, bad hair days, miscellaneous mood swings . . . there’s no way to tell what’s causing their attitude. - Mike"

"Sometimes letting go is the only way to find out who you're meant to hold on to."

"A fit, healthy body—that is the best fashion statement"

"He made me feel unhinged . . . like he could take me apart and put me back together again and again."

"If you love someone, why would you want that person to change?"